Australia and US hold massive wargames under gaze of Chinese spy ship

For the second time in a row, a Chinese surveillance ship has been sent to the waters off the coast to spy on the exercises. PHOTO: EPA-EFE
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SYDNEY - Tens of thousands of Australian and United States troops are participating in a military exercise in north-east Australia that marks one of the world's biggest wargames.

These exercises, called Talisman Sabre, are held every two years but they now have a new unwanted partner: China.

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