Officials are preparing for two Chinese spy ships to arrive off Australia's coast next week to monitor the multinational Talisman Sabre military exercises opening in Sydney this morning.
Defence officials are taking precautions to protect sensitive information during Australia's largest military exerciseChina has not requested to participate in the military exercise bringing together about 30,000 troops from 13 countriesto snoop on each of the biennial training drills involving the United States, as well as other partner nations.
Brigadier Damien Hill, the director of Talisman Sabre 23, said Defence would again take appropriate precautions to protect sensitive military information and the Chinese were free to operate in Australia's exclusive economic zone. Speaking on condition of anonymity, one official said the ADF was anticipating one Chinese vessel could station off the Northern Territory coast, while the second would monitor activity around Queensland's Shoalwater Bay Training Area.
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