Wall Street Journal
China’s military is extending its reach deeper into the Pacific, sending ships and aircraft into new territory in a push that has spurred the U.S. to strengthen defenses and alliances in the region.
A group of Chinese navy ships sailed through the Tasman Sea and around Australia this year, carrying out live-fire drills along the way in a visit that New Zealand’s defense minister called a “wake-up call.”

Source: Institute for the Study of War