Beijing has cautioned Canberra against making “reckless and impossible accusations against China”, and rejected accusations a Chinese warship injured Australian navy divers. Over the weekend, Australia accused China of “unsafe and unprofessional” conduct at sea when divers from the HMAS Toowoomba were injured by sonar pulses emitted from a ChineseContinue Reading
China has called Australia’s complaint over a dangerous incident between two warships “vague and one-sided” and has accused HMAS Toowoomba of “posing a threat” to China’s fishing boats, “provoking” Chinese warships and intruding on Chinese territorial waters. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) controlled Global Times issued Beijing government’s first obliqueContinue Reading
The first of Australia’s $368 billion nuclear submarine fleet won’t be operational before the 2040s. But China’s not sitting idly by. Reports suggest it is already actively working to “seal off” Taiwan and the South China Sea from all unwanted underwater intruders. Taiwan’s Institute of National Defence and Security ResearchContinue Reading
China says it has sent its “monsters” to intimidate Vietnam and Indonesia into backing down over a joint gas project in the South China Sea. But at least one monster appears reluctant to come out from under the bed. China’s enormous 12,000-ton Coast Guard patrol ship CCG 5901 has beenContinue Reading
An aircraft carrier battle group. Advanced high-altitude drones. Fighters. Bombers. Wolf Warriors. 2023 is off to a tense start, with China keen to show the world it has a powerful new military – and isn’t afraid to use it. On January 1, a Chinese naval battle group passed under theContinue Reading
An aircraft carrier battle group is engaged in one of China’s most powerful displays of gunboat diplomacy yet, launching combat aircraft off Japan just days after Tokyo declared Beijing a “strategic challenge”. The powerful force, including the training carrier People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) Liaoning, three guided missile cruisers andContinue Reading