House debates Questions without Notice

International Relations: Australia and China

Wednesday, 23 July 2025 House of Representatives

Angus Taylor

Angus Taylor Hume, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Defence

3:22 pm

Prime Minister, the circumnavigation of Australia by armed PLA navy vessels, which included live-fire exercises without warning in the Tasman Sea, was totally unacceptable and must never happen again. Following a six-day visit to China, what assurances did the Prime Minister receive from the Chinese president that armed PLA navy vessels will no longer conduct surveillance and live-fire exercises off our coast?

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