Personnel Safety an ‘Utmost Priority’: Minister Speaks on Chinese Sonar Incident

Beijing has accused Australia of ’making trouble.'

HMAS Toowoomba is seen from the Japan Coast Guard Gulfstream V aircraft whilst in the search zone for debris from Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 on April 1, 2014 in Perth, Australia.Paul Kane - Pool/Getty Images

Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong has reiterated the government’s concern after a Chinese warship used a sonar device near an Australian navy vessel injuring personnel.

On Nov. 14, a Chinese destroyer approached an area where the Australian Navy’s HMAS Toowoomba was conducting a mission in international waters inside Japan’s exclusive economic zone.