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Chinese destroyer CNS Zunyi, top, frigate CNS Hengyang, middle, and replenishment ship CNS Weishanhu, bottom, transit the Tasman Sea near Australia on Feb. 22, 2025. Courtesy of the Australian Defence Department
In the greater scheme of military exercises, it was almost minuscule in scale. Yet China’s Task Force 107—just three ships strong—forced 49 commercial aircraft to divert from their flight routes, primarily because of a sudden warning issued over an international guard frequency only a few hours before the shooting started.
Carl Schuster is a freelance writer who retired from the U.S. Navy as a captain after 25 years of active-duty service. His post-military career spanned 25 years as a university lecturer and defense consultant. He currently resides in Honolulu, Hawaii.
