
‘Act of Aggression’: US Senator Reacts to CCP’s Attack on Australian Navy Divers
Published on November 22, 2023
A senior U.S. official has described the Chinese Community Party (CCP)’s latest provocation on the high seas as “aggressive.” Sonar pulses emitted by a CCP warship injured Australian navel divers on Nov. 14. The incident happened only a few days after U.S. President Joe Biden met with CCP leader Xi Jinping, noted the top Republican on the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho). “China’s latest provocation on the high seas, this time directed at Australia, is more than risky operational behavior. It is an act of aggression undertaken in international waters,” Mr. Risch said....
