That seems like quite the fresh toneThe Chinese response to the Australian call was courteous and in accordance with normal norms at sea, Bilton said, although he did not reveal the Chinese ship name or class. People’s Liberation Army surveillance ships have been monitoring Talisman Sabre exercises since 2017 with the ships staying well outside the 12NM territorial sea limit and the exercise boundaries while doing so.
ADF is quite aware of the hyperventilating around these appearances in some parts of the media and other discussions. Same on ABC which accurately described the (presumed) Type 815 as a surveillance ship (not falling back on the old "spy ship" tropes etc).
This part raises my eyebrow though:
That seems like quite the fresh tone