The chief of navy uses a rare face-to-face meeting with his counterpart in China to warn against continuing unsafe behaviour by the People's Liberation Army-Navy in contested international waters near Australia.
Australia's navy chief directly raised concerns with China last week over November's sonar attack on Australian ship HMAS Toowoomba.
During an international naval conference held last week in the Chinese port city of Qingdao, Vice Admiral Mark Hammond also directly raised concerns with PLA-N Chief Admiral Hu Zhongming over last year's sonar attack on HMAS Toowoomba., Australian navy divers sustained minor injuries after being subjected to sonar pulses from a nearby Chinese warship while operating in the South China Sea to support a United Nations mission.
"The symposium was an opportunity to meet with chiefs of navy from all over the world, particularly the Western Pacific naval leaders and discuss important maritime security matters, including the importance of upholding international law, particularly the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea."
Emails seen by the ABC show the prime minister's department was notified about a sonar incident with China's navy days before Anthony Albanese met with President Xi Jinping."I raised with Admiral Hu the 2023 Toowoomba incident and emphasised the importance of safe and professional behaviour when our ships interact."
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