The Chinese Foreign Ministry has strongly opposed "calling to stop disseminating false information" about Prime Minister Morrison's intention to protest that Australian patrol aircraft were hit by laser beams from Chinese ships. did.
The Australian Ministry of Defense announced on the 17th of this month that a military patrol aircraft was hit by a laser beam from a Chinese military vessel, and Prime Minister Morrison expressed his intention to protest the Chinese side on the 20th.
Wang Wenbin, a spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, said at a press conference on the 21st that the content of the announcement by the Australian side was not true. It's completely legitimate and legal. "
"We urge Australia to respect the legitimate rights that Chinese ships enjoy under international law and to stop maliciously disseminating false information about China," he said. ..
The relationship between the two countries has been declining, and Australia has insisted that an independent investigation is needed to clarify the source of the new coronavirus. As a result, further deterioration is inevitable.