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The Chinese warship Kunlun Shan passes the Sydney Opera House as it departs the Garden Island Naval Base in Sydney, Australia, on June 7, 2019. AAP Image/Bianca De Marchi/via Reuters
SYDNEY—Three Chinese warships sailed out of Sydney on June 7 after an unannounced visit that came amid a tussle for influence between Australia and China in the Pacific.
The show-of-force call by a frigate, supply ship and amphibious warfare vessel was planned but never announced by Canberra.
