Activity by Chinese military ships in the Tasman sea is a "gift from Beijing" to a government trying to persuade the public of the need to spend more on defence, says a defence expert. The New Zealand ...

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 that rattled Australian ...

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