The Chinese warships are being supported on their long voyage by a Type 903 replenishment ship which allows the flotilla to ...

Japanese fighter jets had been scrambled to pursue Chinese jets that were conducting aircraft takeoff and landing exercises ...

Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong said China is more frequently projecting military power further into the Pacific, in ...

Australia and China edge back towards a trade war as a double header minerals dispute involving rare earths and iron ore breaks out ...

Australia will stand with Japan "to assert the rules-based order in this region, and we will do it resolutely," said Marles, ...

Outgoing Australian ambassador to the United Kingdom Stephen Smith has labelled China "the long-term strategic challenge" ...

Without mentioning China by name, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth held talks with their ...

Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong has raised concerns about China’s increasing military presence in the Pacific region, ...

Canberra has reinforced its military relationship with Tokyo as both countries confront rising Beijing military pressure and ...

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 ...

China held a defense meeting on Monday with Australia, a major ally of the United States in the contested Western Pacific Ocean, just days after encounters involving their militaries. Australia ...

Nobody wins a trade war as China discovered in its trade dispute with Australia between 2020 and last year, and which the U.S. is most likely to discover in its tit-for-tat tariffs exchange with ...