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The People’s Liberation Army-Navy's (PLA-N) Intelligence Collection Vessel Haiwangxing is pictured operating near the coast of Australia in this handout image released May 13, 2022. Australian Department of Defence/Handout via REUTERS

Australia ‘Concerned’ By Chinese Spy Ship Off Its Coast​

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SYDNEY, May 13 (Reuters) – A Chinese intelligence ship was tracked off Australia’s west coast within 50 nautical miles of a sensitive defense facility, Australia said on Friday, raising concern amid an election campaign about China’s behavior in the region.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the Chinese navy vessel was not in Australian territorial waters but its presence was “concerning.”
“It is clearly an intelligence ship and they are looking at us and we’re keeping a close eye on them,” he told reporters.
Australia had tracked the spy ship over the past week as it sailed past the Harold E Holt naval communications station at Exmouth, which is used by Australian, U.S. and allied submarines.
China’s embassy in Australia did not respond to a request for comment.
Australia holds a national election on May 21 and the question of a national security threat posed by China has been a campaign theme.
“I think it is an act of aggression. I think particularly because it has come so far south,” Defence Minister Peter Dutton told a news conference.
“It has been in close proximity to military and intelligence installations on the west coast of Australia.”
Relations between the two major trading partners have been strained in recent years over various issues including Chinese influence in Australia and the Pacific region