New Zealand media managed to coax a statement out of the Chinese ambassador about China's naval vessels exercising in the Tasman Sea. The ambassador, when asked what were China doing off the coast of Australia, replied what was Australia and New Zealand doing off the coast of China. These weren't his exact words, but that's essentially what he said.
So, we can conclude that China has not forgotten last year when Japanese, Australian and New Zealand naval vessels sailed through the Taiwan Strait, much to China's objections. Fair enough China, you're making a statement.
I made a blog post last September about this passage through the Taiwan Strait, and reminded my readers that the three nations were allies during the First World War. Heh, China is pissed and their Tasman Sea exercise is their clapback.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/9/26/japan-sends-warship-through-taiwan-strait-for-first-time
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