Beijing has dispatched a second high-tech surveillance ship to Queensland as large-scale military exercises involving Australian and American forces ramp up. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Read more here: https://ab.co/3BdGKG6
One military official, who spoke to the ABC on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to comment publicly, said the Haiwangxing (which translates as "Neptune") had been "on our radar for some time".
The Haiwangxing is an auxiliary general intelligence (AGI) vessel and a younger sister ship to the Tianwangxing ("Uranus"), which is already believed to be closely monitoring this year's Exercise Talisman Sabre.
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