Dutton rips Chinese official over navy incident

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The incident occurred in mid-November in international waters near Japan. Foreign Minister Penny Wong indicated she, too, raised the incident in a separate meeting on Wednesday with Mr Liu. “We had a frank discussion about bilateral relations, including consular matters, and the importance of international law, rules and norms to peace and security in the region,” she said. Attempts to ‘contain China’ Navy divers were trying to disentangle a fishing net from beneath the HMAS Toowoomba when a Chinese Navy destroyer approached and activated its sonar, causing the divers to cease operations. One suffered a minor injury. In a speech...