Chinese Warships Move Closer to Perth After 2 Weeks Circling Australia

One ship appears to be moving closer to Australian territorial waters.

The Chinese Peoples Liberation Army-Navy Fuchi-class replenishment vessel Weishanhu in the Solomon Sea. Courtesy of the Australian Defence of Department

The Australian Department of Defence says the flotilla of three warships has moved closer to Perth in the past day.

The People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) Task Group 107 has been traversing Australia’s coastline for more than two weeks now, and was first spotted in the Coral Sea on the far north of the continent before heading south.