Chinese Military Allegedly Shadows Australian Warship in International Waters

A Great Wall 236 submarine of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy, billed by Chinese state media as a new type of conventional submarine, participates in a naval parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of China's PLA Navy in the sea near Qingdao, in eastern China's Shandong province on April 23, 2019. Mark Schiefelbein/AFP via Getty Images

The Australian defence minister has said the department of defence will not discuss a recent allegation that the Chinese military shadowed an Australian warship as it sailed through international waters on its way to perform military exercises with the Japanese navy.

This comes after the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) on July 14, alleged that a defence source told the media outlet that an Australian naval vessel was shadowed by a nuclear-powered submarine, a warship, and several aircraft during this period.