Posted 1/18/2024, 2:09:00 AM
Albanese Stands Firm After China Deflects Blame for Sonar Incident with Australian Navy
- Australia rejects China's ambassador comments deflecting blame for sonar incident that injured Australian divers
- Incident occurred in November near Japan involving Australian navy vessel and Chinese warship
- Australia's Prime Minister Albanese says he stands by earlier comments that China's actions were wrong and shouldn't have happened
- Albanese "not swayed" by Chinese ambassador's claims that China didn't initiate sonar and Japanese boat may be to blame
- Japan embassy states Japan and Australia abide by rule of law and promote security cooperation in Indo-Pacific