The Chinese naval drills in the waters between Australia and New Zealand have prompted airlines to divert flights.

The country has long relied on America for security and China for its prosperity. Those two pillars are wobbling

Australia accused a Chinese fighter jet of popping its flares close to one of its military aircraft above the South China Sea earlier this week.

Australia spotted three Chinese warships sailing near its coast as Beijing accused Canberra of sending a spy plane into its "territorial airspace" over the contested South China Sea. Newsweek has contacted the Australian and Chinese militaries for comment by email.

Beijing responds indignantly to the uproar in Australia as well as New Zealand following a week of military exercises staged by three Chinese warships

Australia incident and calls on Beijing to ‘refrain from coercive actions and settle its disputes peacefully’.

For decades, countries like Singapore and Australia and others were able to essentially get rich off China, and be protected by the U.S. Navy,” Kaplan explained. “They didn’t have to choose.”

Cook Islands deal has implications for Pacific security, but particularly for New Zealand, the United States, and Australia.

An unusual series of military exercises by Chinese warships in the sea between Australia and New Zealand has prompted reproval from leaders in both countries about the amount of warning given

The Chinese naval task group, consisting of three vessels, is now operating east of the Australian island of Tasmania.