Documents Show New Zealand Unease Over Chinese Warships in South Pacific

File image of the new type 055 guided missile destroyer Nanchang of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy participates in a naval parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of China's PLA Navy in the sea near Qingdao, in eastern China's Shandong province on April 23, 2019. (Photo by Mark Schiefelbein / POOL / AFP)

By Steven Trask

China set off alarm bells in New Zealand when it dispatched powerful warships on unprecedented missions in the South Pacific without explanation, according to military documents obtained by AFP.

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by Agence France-Presse

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