Chinese Naval Group Returns to Contested Waters After Australia Mission
A Chinese navy flotilla sailed around Australia from mid-February to early March, transiting from the eastern seaboard to the ...
US Nuclear Submarine Visits Ally As China's Warships Close In
The visit comes as the U.S. is assisting Australia in acquiring conventionally armed, nuclear-powered attack submarines.
Pearls and Irritations8dOpinion
China flotilla reporting misses the obvious
The failure of media to ask obvious questions was on full display as three ships from the Chinese PLA-Navy's circumnavigation ...
Intelligence chief says Chinese warship deployment designed to be 'provocative'
Defence officials believe a Chinese nuclear-powered submarine accompanied the flotilla during its deployment off Australia's coast, which involved controversial live-fire exercises in the Tasman Sea.
Raisina Dialogue | Chinese drills near Australia a 'wake up call', enabled by US withdrawal, say experts
Chinese livefire drills near the Australian cost last month were a wake up call for the country and should make countries in ...
Chinese navy ships round out Australian circuit with sail near base hosting US submarine
Australian Defence Force says fleet led by Type 055 destroyer Zunyi is northwest of Perth where USS Minnesota is docked.
The Strategist12d
Chinese navy transit: opinions in The Strategist
Views in The Strategist on the recent Chinese warship deployment near Australia range from ‘get used to it’, to a warning ...
The Economist3d
China’s cynicism offensive in Asia
China’s failure to seize the initiative probably reflects a lack of flexibility and creativity in its diplomacy. That decades-old problem has grown more acute as Xi Jinping, its leader, has ...