Newsweek 's map shows how a Chinese flotilla traveled to the South Pacific Ocean from the country's southern coast for drills near two United States allies.

A new Newsweek map shows how the Chinese navy completed a circumnavigation of Australia, a key United States ally in the South Pacific Ocean, in about a month.

The use of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) data by state and non-state actors in the South Pacific reveals economic and strategic motivations of said parties.

Newsweek 's map shows that the Chinese navy continues its possible circumnavigation of Australia, a United States ally in the South Pacific, as it is near the country's west coast.