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 ...

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said it was unclear where the Chinese naval vessels were headed in international waters and ...

China’s Defense Ministry on Sunday rejected Australia’s accusations regarding the recent activities and drills of three ...

China's defence Ministry spokesman Wu Qian hit back on Sunday to say that its fleet's training and exercise area is far away ...

China has conducted a second live-fire exercise in international waters, a day after multiple airlines were forced to change ...

China has responded to claims by the Australian government that it did not give enough notice for a series of live-fire naval ...

A Chinese naval cruiser fired live rounds Saturday during a task force drill in the sea between Australia and New Zealand, government officials said, prompting an alert to commercial air traffic.

China defence ministry spokesperson Wu Qian said on Sunday that Australian complaints over recent Chinese live-fire naval drills in international waters between Australia and New Zealand ...

China's Defense Ministry said Sunday that Australia had made “unreasonable accusations” and deliberately hyped the situation after three planes headed to New Zealand changed course in midflight ...

Defence ministry spokesperson Wu Qian on Sunday rejected Australia’s version of events surrounding the live-fire drills, ...

China's role in the region is a constant pressure in one direction. New Zealand and Australian policies towards the region have been naive at best, and the situation was worsened by U.S. State ...

Activity by Chinese military ships in the Tasman Sea is likely to have a strong effect on public opinion and public perceptions, a defence expert says.