SYDNEY -- Commercial airlines adjusted their routes to avoid airspace over the Tasman Sea on Friday, as Chinese warships conducted potential "live fire exercises" in the area.
Beijing's 'live fire' drills are meant to send a message, says defense expert

Royal Australian Navy sailors keep watch on the Chinese navy's Fuchi-class replenishment vessel Weishanhu and Jiangkai-class frigate Hengyang in the Tasman Sea. (Australia's Defence Image Gallery)
SYDNEY -- Commercial airlines adjusted their routes to avoid airspace over the Tasman Sea on Friday, as Chinese warships conducted potential "live fire exercises" in the area.