Current affairs: China to send a frigate to Australia for military exercises

Australian and China flags in Canberra

Australian and China flags in Canberra Source: AAP

Defence Minister Marise Payne has announced China's navy will join 26 other nations, including the United States, in the join military exercises off Australia's north coast later this month. Experts suggestion it could mark a good opportunity to soften the tense Aus-China relationship. Ivan and Waiyee report.



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