China’s live firing exercises caused flights between the two countries to be diverted Events
China and Taiwan clashed earlier this week after a Canadian military ship sailed through the Taiwan Strait Events
Three Chinese vessels currently in international waters notified Australia’s defence department before the drillFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastChinese warships have undertaken an apparent live-fire drill in the seas between Australia and New Zealand, diverting commercial flights in the skies above.The Chinese navy notified the Australian defence department shortly before the drill on Friday. Continue reading... Society
Chinese warships were discovered just 150 nautical miles east of Sydney, marking the furthest south Beijing's navy has ever ventured along Australia's eastern coastline. Events
The Australian and New Zealand militaries are monitoring three Chinese warships that are moving unusually far south along Australia’s east coast on an unknown mission Events
Ships’ presence off east coast follows incident in South China Sea in which a Chinese fighter jet released flares in front of Australian military planeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia will “watch every move” of three Chinese warships which have been detected off the country’s east coast, the defence minister has said.Three People’s Liberation Army-Navy vessels – the Jiangkai-class frigate Hengyang, the Renhai-class cruiser Zunyi and the Fuchi-class replenishment vessel Weishanhu – were detected off north-east Queensland last week and have been surveilled since as they have sailed south. The Financial Times reported the ships were about 150 nautical miles off the coast of Sydney.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading... Events
Two Australian navy ships trailed the Chinese naval task group 150 nautical miles off Sydney on Wednesday. Events
