Airlines diverted as Chinese navy holds drills off Australian coast

Beijing's 'live fire' drills are meant to send a message, says defense expert

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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)

SHAUN TURTON

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.

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