5mo ago

Chinese warships undertake apparent live-fire drill in sea between Australia and New Zealand

9 comments

Chinese warships conduct drill in international waters*
That article is a masterclass of biased language.
They're such a lovely government.
Edit. Turns out it's legal.
"Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles stated on Thursday that the ships did not pose any threats and did not breach any maritime laws."
There ya go. Who'd have thought.
- How dare they exist in international waters! Don't they know that belongs to the USA?
- Turns out it’s legal
  Why would that be relevant?
- Live fire drills not unique, I don’t see how that says anything about the Chinese government
  
  The actual unique part about it is that China seems to be turning around the logic of encirclement on its head.
  US allied forces periodically conduct similar exercises near the coast of China (with build up of weapons as well), using the justification that they can do whatever they want in international waters.
  Even Australia sends helicopters and other military equipment off the Chinese coast. The Chinese have decided to give Australia a taste of its own medicine.

9 comments