EXPERTS say that provocative activity — including patrols and live fire drills — by China’s huge air force are part of a big, bold plan.
news.com.au
Date: APRIL 20, 2018
By: Rohan Smith
CHINA is being watched very, very carefully as its enormous military conducts aggressive
Chinese jet fighters pictured during a military drill in the South China Sea. Picture: AFPSource:AFP
drills in the contested South China Sea.
Australia is on edge, so too the United States. Earlier this week, China was accused of landing military aircraft on artificial islands it promised not to land on and “jamming” communications and radar systems from passing US aircraft carriers.
Today, we heard how the People’s Liberation Army challenged Australian warshipspassing through the region.
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s men reportedly had “robust” communications with HMAS Anzac and HMAS Success during the Australian vessels’ goodwill visit to Ho Chi Minh City. [FULL STORY]
