Australia's prime minister has rejected China's claim that Australia was responsible for a dangerous incident between their military aircraft over the Yellow Sea.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Wednesday rejected China's argument that Australia was responsible for a dangerous weekend encounter between their military aircraft in international airspace over the Yellow Sea. Both China and Australia lodged official protests and blamed each other for a Chinese warplane’s extraordinary use of flares against an Australian navy helicopter on Saturday.
There were no injuries or damage, although experts warned the helicopter could have been forced to ditch at sea if an engine had been struck by a flare. Australia accused China of unprofessional and unacceptable behavior, while China retorted that the Seahawk deliberately flew close to China’s airspace in a 'provocative move.' Albanese said he rejected China’s argument that the Australians had been at fault.
China’s Ministry of National Defense added an accusation that the Australian destroyer had sent helicopter missions to carry out 'close-in reconnaissance and disturbance' of a Chinese navy training exercise. China issued warnings and forced them to leave, ministry spokesperson Zhang Xiaogang said. He called the steps legitimate and in accordance with international law.
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