Albanese dismisses China’s denials about navy incident


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Anthony Albanese has rejected China’s denials about its role in the targeting of Australian Navy personnel in international waters near Japan last week, insisting Beijing was behind the incident. The prime minister has refused to say if he raised the actions of China’s People’s Liberation Army with President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the APEC summit. But Foreign Minister Penny Wong on Wednesday appeared to confirm the two leaders did not discuss the navy incident. Anthony Albanese won’t say if he discussed the incident with Xi Jinping. Lukas Coc “We have raised our serious concerns with the Chinese authorities...