Andrew Bolt: Sky News Host on Chinese navy ships off the coast of Sydney

Australia and New Zealand defence ministers have responded strongly to the Chinese navy ships lurking off the coast of Sydney.

What is the Australian government saying?

Sky News Host Andrew Bolt talks to Ryan Bridge about what their presence means.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
We are watching. That's the message from the New Zealand
and Australian Defense Forces. Three Chinese Navy ships sailing off
the coast of Sydney, one quite a formidable warship. Defense
Minister Judith Collins told me last night we didn't know
they were coming.

Speaker 2 (00:14):
It's an unusual move, certainly. I've been told that it's
the first time that we've had this sort of capability
from the PLA in our waters. Once an anti submarine
could engage in anti submarine warfare. Stealth guided missile destroyer
able to carry and launch's surface to air missiles, really

(00:35):
quite stunning pieces of equipment and we've never seen them
in this area before.

Speaker 1 (00:40):
Sky News host Andrew Bolt from the Bolt Report is
with me. Good evening, Good evening, How.

Speaker 3 (00:45):
Are you re good?

Speaker 1 (00:46):
Thanks Andrew, big deal on your side of the Tasman.
What are they making of it?

Speaker 3 (00:51):
Oh, well, they're doing the same sort of sounds you know,
we're watching. We're watching entirely unusual. The government is leaving
it at that, trying to sound sort of optimistic and
non confrontational, while our opposition is a little bit more
alarm sounding a bit more like due to comments. Really

(01:14):
that we all really should call this out. It's more
like intimidation, a little bit of a threat. But then
I was thinking, well, at least we've got our friends
in New Zealand. They can send some navy ships to
help us confront us. Sorry, yeah, we've got many left.

Speaker 1 (01:29):
We like to turn our ships into submarines actually, But
I was thinking.

Speaker 3 (01:36):
The basiness to say, we can only want you know,
we'll be watching. What else are you going to be
able to do?

Speaker 1 (01:42):
Exactly? And we're watching from the shore?

Speaker 3 (01:46):
Hey. I mean it's a bit alarming though, because I
mean it's a obvious a projection of power. They were
these ships were off our north coast before and now
they're one hundred Well they're in our economic zone, exclusive economics,
and they're still legal. But you've got to wonder what
that is. And I think it is a either intimidation

(02:06):
or b an attempt to try to catch us out
in some sort of hypocrisy, as if you know, if
we complain, hey listen, you shouldn't be there. Even though
they've got the freedom of navigation in that kind of area.
They will say, well, look we say the same about
you in the South China Sea. You might recall that
I don't know whether you heard about it, but a
week or so ago we had Chinese jets Air Force

(02:31):
jets jump dump flares in front of Asra and Savannah's
plane in international waters in the South China Sea, which
is hardly dangerous. Could have brought it down. Second time
they've done it in a year. So you know, there's
a real projection of power going on here.

Speaker 1 (02:47):
Yeah, there is. We have to leave it there, Andrew,
thank you for the analysis. Andrew Bolt, THEIRS sky news
host from the Bolt Report in Australia, does a great job.

Speaker 3 (02:56):
Also.

Speaker 1 (02:56):
We I mean not that we're being provocative, but we
did a lot longside. Australia sailed through the Taiwan Strait
and for the first time in about five or six
years last year, so I wonder whether they just got
an eye on us down here. A little bit more,
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