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China provocatively penetrates the South-Pacific
Hong Kong, February 25: Alarm rippled through Australian and New Zealand corridors of power as a Chinese naval task group sailed through waters separating the antipodean nations, firing live rounds and causing commercial jetliners to divert. Simultaneously, China signed an unexpected deal with the Cook Islands to expand its maritime foothold in the South-Pacific.
Not telling us what they're planning: New Zealand blasts China over naval drills
Wellington, Feb 24: New Zealand Defence Minister Judith Collins on Monday alerted Australia that the Chinese vessels near its region are carrying weapons that could make their way to Australia.
Unease in Indo-Pacific as Japan claims South Korea-controlled islets
Matsue, Feb 23: In what can emerge as another diplomatic flashpoint in the Indo-Pacific, an annual event to assert Japan's claim over the South Korea-controlled islets in the Sea of Japan was held in Matsue, the capital city of Shimane Prefecture Japan. The territorial dispute over the islets called Takeshima in Japan and Dokdo in South Korea is a bone of contention between Japan and South Korea.
North Korea condemns Japan's opening of NATO mission as escalating regional military tension
Seoul, Jan 20: North Korea on Monday denounced Japan's recent opening of a new diplomatic mission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), accusing the country of dangerously escalating the military tension in the region.