what was the Chinese laser attack about and why does it matter?
- Written by John Blaxland, Professor, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University
A Chinese PLA-N guided missile frigate prepares to dock in Manila in 2019.AAP/AP/Bullit MarquezJust after midnight last Thursday, a transiting Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLA-N) vessel shone a military-grade laser at an Australian air force plane conducting coastal maritime surveillance.
This did not happen in the South China Sea...
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