Chief of the Defence Force David Johnston reveals a Chinese flotilla identified in November came much closer to Australia than previously thought.

A Chinese naval flotilla came within 10 kilometres of Australia’s exclusive economic zone last year, and top defence officials warn further deployments are likely as Beijing flexes its military power.

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    • xcel@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 month ago

      Up to 12 miles (22km~) from the coastline it’s considered “Territorial Sea” according to what I saw on wikipedia. Where full national sovereignty applies, similar to land territory.

      Essentially equivalent to driving a tank through an Aussie street