SYDNEY -- The unexpected voyage of a Chinese naval task force around Australia in February and March, marked by live-fire drills that disrupted airline flights to and from New Zealand, highlighted Beijing's growing ability to project military power far from its shores -- and Canberra's limited ability to respond.
The Virginia-class attack submarine USS Hyman G. Rickover at the General Dynamics Electric Boat shipyard in Groton, Connecticut in July 2021: Australians are wondering whether the U.S. can and will deliver promised vessels beginning in 2032. © AP
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