The Chinese navy was operating within Australia's 200-nautical-mile Exclusive Economic Zone off its southwest coast.
The Chinese naval drills in the waters between Australia and New Zealand have prompted airlines to divert flights.
Swan Island is believed to home to Australia Special Forces carrying out counterterrorism training and shared with the Secret Intelligence Service, but the Australian government doesn't talk about it.
Notice of a Chinese live-fire naval exercise in international waters between Australia and New Zealand set off hyperbolic ...
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