A live shooting exercise by Chinese warships in the Tasman Sea was unnoticed for 30 minutes by the air traffic authorities, where the alert comes from a virgin pilot instead of government officials.
Military exercises performed by three Chinese warships in the Tasman Sea resulted in 49 aircraft that were forced to change from course between Australia and New Zealand on Friday.
Airservices Australia civil servants told Senate to the estimate of the hearings on Monday where a virgin pilot warned his agency after the chattering of the ships while he had flown in the neighborhood.
“In fact, it was a Virgin Australia plane plane that advised one of our air traffic controllers that a foreign warship was broadcast that they were going live with 300 nautical miles east of our coast,” said Chief Executive Rob Sharp Sharp Sharp
“So that's how we discovered the problem for the first time.”
The exercise did not take place in international waters and did not violate international law, but Anthony Albanian and Minister of Defense Richard Marles said both that China had not given sufficient knowledge.
The Australian Navy usually expect a notification of such an exercise from 24 to 48 hours.
On Saturday, China performed a second live-Firing exercise in the Tasmanzee, northeast of the Bass Strait, with New Zealand defense staff witnessed a Chinese warship that fired his gun.
Military exercises performed by three Chinese warships in the Tasman Sea resulted in 49 aircraft that were changed on Friday between Australia and New Zealand on Friday
And on Sunday, China accused Australia of the 'Hypering' of the Live -Schiet exercises in response to complaints about insufficient notification.
Spokesperson Wu Qian of the Chinese Ministry of Defense said that the description of Australia of the events “was” completely inconsistent with the facts. “
“The actions of China are fully in accordance with international law and international practices and will not affect the safety of aviation,” Wu said in a statement.
'Australia, who knew this well, made unreasonable accusations against China and deliberately hypovered. We are deeply surprised and therefore strongly dissatisfied. '
Some commentators have described the movement of China as an aggressive demonstration of military power.
