2025 Chinese Naval Exercises In The Tasman Sea
Between 21 February and 9 March 2025, the China, Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) dispatched a three-ship task group consisting of the Type 054A frigate (NATO reporting name as ''Jiangkai-''class frigate) , the Type 055 destroyer (''Renhai''-class cruiser) and the Type 903 replenishment ship (''Fuchi''-class tanker) to conduct live-fire exercises within Australia's exclusive economic zone of Australia, exclusive economic zone in the Tasman Sea, disrupting several international flights between Australia and New Zealand. The task group then went on to circumnavigate Australia before returning to the South China Sea via the Sunda Strait and the Java Sea. Their activities were monitored by the Australian Defence Force, Australian and New Zealand Defence Forces during the journey. These naval exercises were conducted without official notice, with the Chinese government defending their legality as they were carried out in international waters. In response, the Australian and ...
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China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after India, representing 17.4% of the world population. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and Borders of China, borders fourteen countries by land across an area of nearly , making it the list of countries and dependencies by area, third-largest country by land area. The country is divided into 33 Province-level divisions of China, province-level divisions: 22 provinces of China, provinces, 5 autonomous regions of China, autonomous regions, 4 direct-administered municipalities of China, municipalities, and 2 semi-autonomous special administrative regions. Beijing is the country's capital, while Shanghai is List of cities in China by population, its most populous city by urban area and largest financial center. Considered one of six ...
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