Anthony Albanese will land in Shanghai on Saturday, kicking off a six-day state visit to China amid severe regional ...

Anthony Albanese has vowed to raise the “full range of issues” when he comes face-to-face with China’s leaders, as security ...

The Chinese Navy gave Vanuatu government officials a tour of its Type 055 destroyer CNS Xianyang and the Type 052DL destroyer ...

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Australia is scrambling to deploy new long-range missiles as the recent arrival of powerful Chinese warships off the Australian coast delivers a sharp reminder of Beijing’s growing naval muscle ...

Chinese warships have been circumnavigating Australia’s coastline for more than three weeks, passing within 200 miles of Sydney, and staging unprecedented live-fire drills on its doorstep with ...

Since then, the two Chinese warships and one supply vessel have staged an unprecedented circumnavigation of Australia, fuelling political debate about a power that once seemed distant.

The details come to us from CNN reporter Nectar Gan in an article republished on MSN titled “Live-fire drills by ‘extremely capable’ Chinese warships rattle New Zealand and Australia.” To ...

SYDNEY – An unprecedented move by Chinese warships to “circumnavigate” Australian territory has touched a nerve, as the country grows increasingly concerned about China’s reach and ...

A Chinese flotilla approached the coastline of Australia, a United States ally in the South Pacific Ocean, again as Canberra and Beijing revealed details of the warships' movement.

That’s China’s indignant response to the uproar in Australia as well as New Zealand following a week of exercises staged by three Chinese warships on the Tasman Sea 150 miles southeast of Sydney.