The visit comes as the U.S. is assisting Australia in acquiring conventionally armed, nuclear-powered attack submarines.

The Chinese naval task group continued in a westerly direction while transiting off Australia's southern coast.

An unusual series of military exercises by Chinese warships in the sea between Australia and New Zealand has prompted ...

The Prime Minister said his government’s response to the Chinese warships and live-fire exercises in the Tasman Sea stood in ...

In his first comments since this month's arrival of a People's Liberation Army-Navy (PLA-N) taskforce, Ambassador Xiao Qian ...

Military expert Mick Ryan says China's sent a clear message with its war ships as they sail away from Australia and New ...

A Chinese Navy formation held two live-fire exercises in the Tasman Sea between Australia and New Zealand on Friday and Saturday, prompting passenger planes to change course mi ...

The Australian and New Zealand militaries are monitoring three Chinese warships that are moving unusually far south along ...

The vessels were sailing in the Tasman Sea, and their announced intent to perform exercises prompted a call for commercial ...

Australian officials said the ships were “off the east coast of Australia” and their presence there was unusual.

Australian politicians have overreacted to China’s naval exercises this week. It’s not ‘gunboat diplomacy’, but it does show how advanced China’s navy has become.