China didn’t violate any rules with live-fire military exercises in the high seas. But the South Pacific will increasingly be a strategically contested maritime space, says international law expert Donald R Rothwell.

Beijing on Sunday said Canberra had “deliberately hyped” recent Chinese naval exercises near the Australian coast and confirmed its forces had used live fire in an incident th

China's Defense Ministry on Sunday rejected Australia's accusations regarding the recent activities and drills of three Chinese warships, Global Times reported.The ministry stated that Australia's remarks are "completely inconsistent with the facts" and emphasized that China's actions comply with international law and practices,

Alarm rippled through Australian and New Zealand corridors of power as a Chinese naval task group sailed through waters separating the antipodean nations, firing live rounds and causing commercial jetliners to divert.

Australia's defense forces, joined by New Zealand, have been monitoring Chinese navy vessels since they were spotted last week.

China said its actions complied with international law and did not affect aviation flight safety. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Canberra’s claim that Beijing failed to give enough notice is ‘completely inconsistent with the facts’, Chinese defence ministry says.

China in turn accused the Australian plane of "deliberately" intruding into airspace over the disputed Paracel Islands,

China’s naval presence and military exercises in the Tasman Sea—coming dangerously close to Australian and New Zealand air and sea routes—are more than just routine drills. This episode, where Chinese vessels reportedly conducted live-fire

The shifting geopolitical landscape has opened new opportunities for Xi Jinping in his plans to wrest back control of Taiwan. Australia is increasingly exposed.

China's naval exercise in the Tasman Sea has put Australia and New Zealand on alert, with Canberra calling it "unusual".

The Chinese ships issued a verbal live-fire warning by radio broadcast without prior notice on Friday that was picked up by commercial planes flying over the Tasman Sea between Australia and New Zealand, Canberra said.