France, Aust naval exercises near China

By Angus Livingston
Updated September 24 2018 - 8:41pm, first published 5:06pm
French Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly and Christopher Pyne have discussed naval co-operation.
French Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly and Christopher Pyne have discussed naval co-operation.

Australia and France are planning joint naval exercises in the South China Sea in a bid to maintain freedom of navigation conventions in the contested region.

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