China defends its live-fire drills between Australia and New Zealand, claims safety notices were provided in advance

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China has hit back at accusations the live-fire drills it conducted between Australia and New Zealand were done without any transparency, defending its actions as being in line with international law. China’s Defence Ministry on Sunday said the country’s live-fire exercises in the Tasman Sea had no impact on aviation safety and airlines were warned in advance. Answering a reporter’s question about China’s naval training exercises, Defence Ministry spokesperson Wu Qian on Sunday said Australia had “deliberately hyped up” the drills. Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today Wu emphasised the drills were done far from Australia’s coastline,...