ADF watches for Chinese spy ships monitoring Talisman Sabre exercises as PM heads to Shanghai

As Prime Minister Anthony Albanese heads north to China for a week-long visit, Australia’s defence force says it is watching for Chinese spy vessels heading south. Defence has confirmed it expects Chinese surveillance vessels to monitor the biannual Talisman Sabre war games taking place off the Queensland and Northern Territory coastlines in the coming weeks. The Chinese military has sent surveillance ships to the past four Talisman Sabre exercises, and a Defence spokesperson says it is likely to happen again. “It would not be unusual or unexpected for China to monitor Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025, as it has during previous…