Message to Trump: China conducts military drills around Australia, demonstrating ability to "undermine" the lattice security system in the Indo-Pacific

From February 11 to March 7, 2025, China conducted secret naval military exercises along Australasia, known as Task Force 107.

They covered the Torres Strait, the Coral Sea, the Tasman Sea, and the Great Australian Bight, passing along the lion's share of the coast of mainland Australia, including in the waters adjacent to Papua New Guinea and New Zealand.

Notably, the end of Task Force 107's route was Cape Leeuwin, the extreme southwestern point of Australia, located at the intersection of the Indian and Antarctic Oceans. The Chinese ships then reached Australia's Christmas Island (Indian Ocean) and entered the Java Sea.