It comes as Xi Jinping seeks to accelerate the modernization of the armed forces to stake out and defend China's interests in ...

TAIPEI, July 6 (Reuters) - Taiwan is tracking an "upward trend" in Chinese naval movements during the peak military exercise ...

China’s navy has test-launched a long-range ballistic missile from one of its nuclear-powered submarines in the South Pacific ...

China's military test-launched a long-range ballistic missile from a nuclear-powered submarine in the South Pacific, drawing ...

China’s firing of a submarine-launched missile came as Australia secured more defense deals with Pacific Island nations.

The Chinese military test-fired a missile from a nuclear submarine into the Pacific Ocean on Monday, state media reported, ...

BEIJING/SYDNEY, July 6 (Reuters) - China's military test-fired a missile from a nuclear-powered submarine into the Pacific on Monday, state media reported, drawing criticism and concerns from Japan, ...

The Joint Sea exercise represents a challenge this year to the international order upheld by the U.S., according to defense ...

The missile was launched at 12:01 p.m. and carried a dummy warhead, according the official Xinhua News Agency.

Some countries in the region were quick to criticize the launch, which China sought to play down.

China has warned Australia not to harm its interests in the Pacific after Anthony Albanese struck a landmark military ...