Tan Suo Yi Hao has been in New Zealand on a joint research operation and is not expected to visit any Australian ports
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Anthony Albanese says he “would prefer” a Chinese research vessel was not sitting off the coast of Victoria and stressed it will be closely monitored by the Australian defence force.
The research vessel Tan Suo Yi Hao was directly south of the Victorian town of Portland on Monday afternoon and travelling west after a port call in Wellington.
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