China accuses Australia of ‘deliberately hyping’ live-fire drills that led to planes changing course mid-flight - China says ...

Beijing on Sunday said Canberra had “deliberately hyped” recent Chinese naval exercises near the Australian coast and confirmed its forces had used live fire in an incident th ...

China’s Defence Ministry said Australia made “unreasonable accusations” and deliberately hyped the situation after three planes headed to New Zealand changed course in midflight because of live-fire ...

The flights diverted and no one was put in danger, Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles told Australian Broadcasting Corp. radio. But he also said the Australian navy would typically give 12 to ...

Australia said Saturday it has not received a satisfactory explanation from Beijing after Chinese warships off its east coast ...