New Zealand’s Defence Minister Judith Collins says the flotilla of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) warships sailing down the coast of Australia is a “wake-up call” to her countrymen of the precarious nature of the Indo-Pacific.
The minister said CCP officials have also provided no information about the motivations of the warships.
As reported in The Epoch Times, the three vessels were spotted as close as 150 nautical miles (277 kilometres) from the Australian shore. The Tasman Sea, which separates Australia and New Zealand, is about 2,250 kilometres (1,400 miles) wide.
Speaking to RNZ, Collins acknowledged that Beijing was within its rights and claimed she had been aware of the fleet’s trajectory for “a few days.”…
NZ Defence Minister: Chinese Warships Near Australia Prove ‘Distance Won’t Protect Us’
