The Chinese navy was operating within Australia's 200-nautical-mile Exclusive Economic Zone off its southwest coast.
Newsweek's weekly update maps the locations of 12 aircraft carriers in the Indo-Pacific region as of February 28.
The Chinese naval drills in the waters between Australia and New Zealand have prompted airlines to divert flights.
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