Acting prime minister criticises Chinese ship’s ‘unsafe and unprofessional conduct’ after Australian sailors had requested it stay clear
Acting prime minister criticises Chinese ship’s ‘unsafe and unprofessional conduct’ after Australian sailors had requested it stay clear
Japan’s EEZ only gives Japan rights for resource exploitation and whatnot. For the purposes of this issue, it’s international waters.
Though, Western media has a tendency of referring to disputed waters as “international” or belonging to whichever country is more friendly to the US.