Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says China’s account blaming Australia for a dangerous clash between their military aircraft in international airspace over the Yellow Sea failed to undermine Australian objections.
Australia has protested to Beijing through multiple channels that a Chinese fighter jet endangered an Australia n navy helicopter with flares over international waters, the prime minister said Tuesday. The incident occurred Saturday as the Australia n air warfare destroyer HMAS Hobart was enforcing U.N. Security Council sanctions against North Korea in international waters in the Yellow Sea, officials said Monday.
The Seahawk’s pilot had to “take evasive action” to avoid flares that were dropped in the helicopter’s flightpath by a Chinese Chengdu J-10 fighter jet, Australian officials said. Australia publicly accused China of unprofessional and unacceptable behavior, while China retorted that the Seahawk deliberately flew close to China’s airspace in a “provocative move.”He highlighted Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian’s statement that the helicopter “flew within close range of China’s airspace” in attacking the Chinese case.
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