The PLAN ship passed within 17 miles of the Harold E Holt naval station base near the Western Australia town of Exmouth, which boasts a VLF transmission facility for communications with submarines.
Stopping short of saying "red line," a senior State Department official said a US delegation warned the Solomon Islands about a US response should China attempt to have a "de facto" military presence there.
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"In their last three years in Government, Labor cut Defence spending by 10.5 per cent in real terms," while the current government says "Our Government has increased investment in defence to more than two per cent of GDP."
With $70 million defense package to Ukraine, Australian PM says, "So yes, we have offered our prayers, but in Australia, we have also sent our ammunition."
It was a busy week in Australian politics, with accusations of Chinese meddling in the opposition Labor party and a text message scandal.
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The reliably bellicose Global Times' editor, Hu Xijin, slammed Dutton's remarks in a Tweet, promising a “heavy attack” on Australia if it should get involved in any Taiwan conflict.
"This does not mean there are not constructive areas of engagement with China," Australia Foreign Minister Foreign Minister Marise Payne said at the State Department today. She then noted that "US leadership within the Indo-Pacific remains indispensable."