Why Chinese warships off the coast were no bad thing for Australia

Navy exercise sees anti-China hysteria grow Down Under

A live-fire exercise conducted by the Chinese Navy has stirred anti-China sentiment through the media and Opposition, branding the ALP as weak.

Premier demands more navy ships as Chinese flotilla sails off WA

The Premier of Western Australia has called for a bigger naval presence along the coastline as three Chines...

What is behind China's aggressive naval maneuvers near Australia?

China's naval power has grown by leaps and bounds in recent years. In the latest sign of this growth, the country has conducted live-fire naval exercises off the coasts of Australia, Taiwan and Vietnam.In military terms the Chinese exercises do not "have much significance," Su Tzu-yun, of Taiwan's Institute for National Defense and Security Research, said to The New York Times. They do, however, function as "political signaling" to Pacific natio…

Cook calls for more from ADF as warships remain off WA coast

An encroaching Chinese flotilla along WA’s vulnerable, economically critical coastline has underscored the need for a larger presence in the State from the Australian Defence Force, Roger Cook says.

PM ‘out of his depth’ as warships circle

A trio of Chinese warships rounding Australia’s coast has now moved further west, with WA Premier Roger Cook confirming on Monday that the vessels were tracked between Albany and Esperance., in the state’s south.

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