Why China fired sonar at Australian divers

But Australia has not been alone in having risky encounters with China. In a report released last month, the Pentagon said Chinese ships and planes had almost 300 interceptions and challenges with western militaries since mid-2021 in the Indo-Pacific, with the US's top naval commander for the region branding China as "increasingly provocative". Australian Strategic Policy Institute senior analyst Euan Graham said the November 14 interaction between HMAS Toowoomba and the Chinese destroyer Ningbo was "obviously part of the same pattern" of grey zone behaviour, which are military or paramilitary activities that fall short of armed conflict. "I don't buy…