An Australian warship and surveillance aircraft have conducted military exercises with Japan in the South China Sea under the close watch of the People's Liberation Army.
Japan confirmed the exercises took place after two of its warships visited VietnamThe war games, which took place over the past weekend in strategically contested waters, focused on tactical operations, including anti-surface and anti-air warfare, but were not publicised by the Australian Defence Force .
HMAS Anzac is also currently on a five-month regional presence deployment to South-East Asia after its 200-strong crew departed Western Australia in April for various navy-to-navy engagements. Sources with knowledge of the two-day exercises have confirmed China's People's Liberation Army-Navy was in "the vicinity" of the activity but did not interact directly with the Australian warship or aircraft.The Commander of Japan's first surface unit for the Indo-Pacific Deployment 2023, Rear Admiral Takahiro Nishiyama, said his nation and Australia were considered "special strategic partners".
"The relationship between the JMSDF and the Royal Australian Forces has never been stronger and more important, and the JMSDF will promote further improvement of interoperability and mutual understanding with the Royal Australian Navy in order to improve the security environment in the Indo-Pacific region."
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