1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:02,679 Speaker 1: We are watching. That's the message from the New Zealand 2 00:00:02,720 --> 00:00:06,600 Speaker 1: and Australian Defense Forces. Three Chinese Navy ships sailing off 3 00:00:06,600 --> 00:00:10,520 Speaker 1: the coast of Sydney, one quite a formidable warship. Defense 4 00:00:10,560 --> 00:00:13,000 Speaker 1: Minister Judith Collins told me last night we didn't know 5 00:00:13,039 --> 00:00:13,720 Speaker 1: they were coming. 6 00:00:14,120 --> 00:00:17,960 Speaker 2: It's an unusual move, certainly. I've been told that it's 7 00:00:18,000 --> 00:00:21,280 Speaker 2: the first time that we've had this sort of capability 8 00:00:21,440 --> 00:00:27,160 Speaker 2: from the PLA in our waters. Once an anti submarine 9 00:00:27,680 --> 00:00:31,960 Speaker 2: could engage in anti submarine warfare. Stealth guided missile destroyer 10 00:00:32,360 --> 00:00:35,640 Speaker 2: able to carry and launch's surface to air missiles, really 11 00:00:35,720 --> 00:00:39,279 Speaker 2: quite stunning pieces of equipment and we've never seen them 12 00:00:39,320 --> 00:00:40,240 Speaker 2: in this area before. 13 00:00:40,479 --> 00:00:43,199 Speaker 1: Sky News host Andrew Bolt from the Bolt Report is 14 00:00:43,240 --> 00:00:45,960 Speaker 1: with me. Good evening, Good evening, How. 15 00:00:45,840 --> 00:00:46,720 Speaker 3: Are you re good? 16 00:00:46,760 --> 00:00:49,640 Speaker 1: Thanks Andrew, big deal on your side of the Tasman. 17 00:00:49,680 --> 00:00:50,599 Speaker 1: What are they making of it? 18 00:00:51,640 --> 00:00:54,560 Speaker 3: Oh, well, they're doing the same sort of sounds you know, 19 00:00:54,600 --> 00:01:00,800 Speaker 3: we're watching. We're watching entirely unusual. The government is leaving 20 00:01:00,800 --> 00:01:04,920 Speaker 3: it at that, trying to sound sort of optimistic and 21 00:01:05,360 --> 00:01:10,360 Speaker 3: non confrontational, while our opposition is a little bit more 22 00:01:10,440 --> 00:01:13,160 Speaker 3: alarm sounding a bit more like due to comments. Really 23 00:01:14,120 --> 00:01:17,280 Speaker 3: that we all really should call this out. It's more 24 00:01:17,480 --> 00:01:20,280 Speaker 3: like intimidation, a little bit of a threat. But then 25 00:01:20,319 --> 00:01:22,240 Speaker 3: I was thinking, well, at least we've got our friends 26 00:01:22,240 --> 00:01:25,319 Speaker 3: in New Zealand. They can send some navy ships to 27 00:01:25,360 --> 00:01:29,679 Speaker 3: help us confront us. Sorry, yeah, we've got many left. 28 00:01:29,800 --> 00:01:35,120 Speaker 1: We like to turn our ships into submarines actually, But 29 00:01:35,280 --> 00:01:36,120 Speaker 1: I was thinking. 30 00:01:36,880 --> 00:01:39,520 Speaker 3: The basiness to say, we can only want you know, 31 00:01:39,600 --> 00:01:41,840 Speaker 3: we'll be watching. What else are you going to be 32 00:01:41,840 --> 00:01:42,400 Speaker 3: able to do? 33 00:01:42,720 --> 00:01:45,040 Speaker 1: Exactly? And we're watching from the shore? 34 00:01:46,080 --> 00:01:48,320 Speaker 3: Hey. I mean it's a bit alarming though, because I 35 00:01:48,320 --> 00:01:51,480 Speaker 3: mean it's a obvious a projection of power. They were 36 00:01:51,520 --> 00:01:54,920 Speaker 3: these ships were off our north coast before and now 37 00:01:54,920 --> 00:01:59,880 Speaker 3: they're one hundred Well they're in our economic zone, exclusive economics, 38 00:02:00,040 --> 00:02:03,400 Speaker 3: and they're still legal. But you've got to wonder what 39 00:02:03,440 --> 00:02:06,200 Speaker 3: that is. And I think it is a either intimidation 40 00:02:06,560 --> 00:02:08,960 Speaker 3: or b an attempt to try to catch us out 41 00:02:08,960 --> 00:02:11,840 Speaker 3: in some sort of hypocrisy, as if you know, if 42 00:02:11,880 --> 00:02:14,400 Speaker 3: we complain, hey listen, you shouldn't be there. Even though 43 00:02:14,400 --> 00:02:17,400 Speaker 3: they've got the freedom of navigation in that kind of area. 44 00:02:17,440 --> 00:02:20,400 Speaker 3: They will say, well, look we say the same about 45 00:02:20,440 --> 00:02:23,160 Speaker 3: you in the South China Sea. You might recall that 46 00:02:23,960 --> 00:02:26,240 Speaker 3: I don't know whether you heard about it, but a 47 00:02:26,240 --> 00:02:31,360 Speaker 3: week or so ago we had Chinese jets Air Force 48 00:02:31,440 --> 00:02:35,880 Speaker 3: jets jump dump flares in front of Asra and Savannah's 49 00:02:36,520 --> 00:02:40,080 Speaker 3: plane in international waters in the South China Sea, which 50 00:02:40,120 --> 00:02:43,240 Speaker 3: is hardly dangerous. Could have brought it down. Second time 51 00:02:43,240 --> 00:02:46,079 Speaker 3: they've done it in a year. So you know, there's 52 00:02:46,080 --> 00:02:47,840 Speaker 3: a real projection of power going on here. 53 00:02:47,880 --> 00:02:50,160 Speaker 1: Yeah, there is. We have to leave it there, Andrew, 54 00:02:50,160 --> 00:02:52,440 Speaker 1: thank you for the analysis. Andrew Bolt, THEIRS sky news 55 00:02:52,440 --> 00:02:55,560 Speaker 1: host from the Bolt Report in Australia, does a great job. 56 00:02:56,120 --> 00:02:56,440 Speaker 3: Also. 57 00:02:56,560 --> 00:02:58,920 Speaker 1: We I mean not that we're being provocative, but we 58 00:02:59,080 --> 00:03:02,360 Speaker 1: did a lot longside. Australia sailed through the Taiwan Strait 59 00:03:02,600 --> 00:03:04,600 Speaker 1: and for the first time in about five or six 60 00:03:04,720 --> 00:03:07,720 Speaker 1: years last year, so I wonder whether they just got 61 00:03:07,760 --> 00:03:09,600 Speaker 1: an eye on us down here. A little bit more, 62 00:03:09,760 --> 00:03:13,480 Speaker 1: a little closer. For more from Hither Duplessy Allen Drive, 63 00:03:13,600 --> 00:03:17,040 Speaker 1: listen live to news Talks it'd be from four pm weekdays, 64 00:03:17,160 --> 00:03:19,360 Speaker 1: or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.