Tensiuni în larg: Exerciții navale chineze cu muniție reală alarmantă pentru Australia, zboruri redirecționate din cauza securității.


Ministrul australian de Externe, Penny Wong, și-a exprimat vineri îngrijorarea față de exercițiile cu muniție reală efectuate de trei nave de război chineze aflate în largul coastei de est a Australiei.
Penny Wong a subliniat lipsa de transparență în legătură cu aceste „exerciții de tragere cu muniție reală” și a anunțat că își va exprima „îngrijorările” către Beijing. „Vom discuta despre asta cu chinezii”, a declarat ea la postul național australian ABC, din Johannesburg, unde participă la o reuniune G20 în Africa de Sud.
Exercițiile au determinat Agenția de Securitate Națională australiană să lanseze un avertisment și au obligat unele zboruri comerciale să își modifice traseul. „Ca măsură de precauție, am informat companiile aeriene care au zboruri în regiune”, a comunicat agenția guvernamentală Airservices Australia. „Cooperăm pentru a coordona sfaturile adresate operatorilor și piloților”, a menționat aceasta.
Ministerul australian al Apărării monitorizează navele marinei chineze - o fregată, un crucișător și un petrolier de reaprovizionare - de când acestea au fost reperate în apele internaționale, săptămâna trecută. În ciuda faptului că acestea navighează în apele internaționale, autoritățile australiene consideră prezența lor drept „neobișnuită”. Ele se aflau, săptămâna trecută, la mai puțin de 150 de mile marine (aproximativ 277 de kilometri) de Australia.









































































