BEIJING (Reuters) -Recent unprecedented live-fire drills by China's navy in the Tasman Sea between Australia and New Zealand were "totally in line with international law", a spokesperson for its ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - 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 ...

People’s Liberation Army Navy Jiangkai-class frigate Hengyang, part of a three-vessel task force reported to be operating to the northeast of Australia in mid-February 2025. Credit: Australian Defence ...

BEIJING (Reuters) - New Zealand's foreign minister said he had raised concerns over China's recent live-fire drills in the Tasman Sea during meetings with Chinese leaders on Wednesday. The issue was a ...

Over two days last week, Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) Naval Task Group 107 launched live-fire exercises in the Tasman Sea without any warning to the Australian or New Zealand ...

Feb. 24 (UPI) --New Zealand Defense Minister Judith Collins said Monday that a Chinese naval group conducting military ...

Chinese state-run media has released menacing footage of its live fire exercises performed in the Tasman Sea, as more passengers planes have reportedly been diverted while flying between Australia and ...

Last week, the New Zealand government and media joined their Australian counterparts in denouncing the presence of Chinese naval vessels in international waters in the Tasman Sea, and demanding ...

More concerning, perhaps, than the poor etiquette is the Chinese presence itself. Previously, China had never conducted such extensive drills in the Tasman Sea. Australia first learned of China’s ...

The People’s Liberation Army Navy of China put to test some surprise drills in the international Tasman Sea waters between New Zealand and Australia using live fire, which caused 49 of its commercial ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Leaders in Australia and New Zealand say China should have given them more warning before its navy conducted an unusual series of live fire exercises in the seas between the ...