The live-fire exercises were a demonstration of China’s growing sea power in Australia and New Zealand’s immediate periphery – and meant to normalize the PLA presence there.

The three Chinese navy ships in the Tasman Sea have moved slightly closer to Australia. The ships have been sailing in international waters off Australia's east coast and conducting live firing ...

The appearance of three Chinese naval vessels firing live rounds in the Tasman Sea has caused understandable alarm in New Zealand and Australia. But this has more to do with the geopolitical ...

SYDNEY, - A U.S. Coast Guard cutter crossing the Tasman Sea as part of maritime security cooperation with Australia and New Zealand knew Chinese naval ships were in the area but had no interaction ...

A U.S. Coast Guard cutter operating in the Tasman Sea maintained awareness of nearby Chinese naval activities without engaging them. Chinese naval exercises between Australia and New Zealand ...

After it was notified, Airservices Australia issued a hazard alert within two minutes to all commercial pilots flying across the Tasman Sea, Sharp said. Shortly after that, Australia’s ...

An international relations professor is warning China's activity in the Tasman Sea shows it wants to establish a permanent military presence in ... Funneling more money into defence should be top ...

At a press conference in Beijing, Peters highlighted the lack of advance notice regarding China's live-fire drills in the Tasman Sea last week, a move that has stirred diplomatic discussions. Peters ...

Feb. 24 (UPI) --New Zealand Defense Minister Judith Collins said Monday that a Chinese naval group conducting military exercises in the Tasman Sea was armed with "extremely capable" weaponry with ...

On Friday and Saturday, a Chinese Navy flotilla, consisting of its most powerful warship – the Type 055 Renhai class cruiser – held two live-fire exercises in the Tasman Sea, which prompted ...