Chinese Spy Ship Heading to Queensland Coast as US-Australian Wargames Begin

Chinese Spy Ship Heading to Queensland Coast as US-Australian Wargames Begin
People's Liberation Army (Navy) General Intelligence Ship Tianguanxing (AGI-797) transits through the Arafura Sea on the morning of July 11, 2021 Supplied: Australian Department of Defence
Daniel Y. Teng
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Defence forces are monitoring a Chinese surveillance vessel that looks set to arrive off the coast of the northern Australian state of Queensland as wargames involving U.S. and Australian defence forces begin.

The Tiangwangxing, which translates to Uranus, is scheduled to arrive July 16 and will park itself just inside Australia’s Exclusive Economic Zone—outside of Australia’s territorial waters—where according to international maritime law it has legal grounds to remain.

Daniel Y. Teng
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Daniel Y. Teng is based in Brisbane, Australia. He focuses on national affairs, including federal politics and Australia-China relations. Got a tip? Contact him at [email protected].
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