Three Australian Warships Were Challenged By The Chinese Military In The South China Sea

HMAS Toowoomba is among the ships challenged by the Chinese military while on deployment in South East Asia. (Supplied: Royal Australian Navy)

ABC News Online: Australian warships challenged by Chinese military in South China Sea

Three Australian warships were challenged by the Chinese military as they travelled through the disputed South China Sea earlier this month, the ABC can reveal.

The confrontations with the People's Liberation Army are believed to have occurred as China was conducting its largest ever naval exercises in the hotly contested waters.

Defence sources have confirmed HMAS Anzac, HMAS Toowoomba and HMAS Success were challenged by the PLA Navy as they were transiting towards Vietnam where they are now conducting a three-day goodwill visit in Ho Chi Minh City.

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