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Australia accuses China of 'unsafe' military jet manoeuvres (www.bbc.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago by Scotty@scribe.disroot.org to c/australia@aussie.zone

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Australia has accused a Chinese military aircraft of releasing flares "in close proximity" to its patrol jet over the South China Sea.

The Australian government has raised its concern with Beijing over the "unsafe and unprofessional" manoeuvre, the defence department said in a statement on Monday.

There was no damage to Australia's P-8A aircraft and its personnel were unharmed after Sunday's encounter.

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Australia Defence Force said it expects all countries, including China, to operate their militaries in a safe and professional manner.

This is the latest in a string of encounters between the two countries' militaries in the region, where China's vast claims over islands and outcrops overlap with those of its neighbours.

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[–] Ixoid@aussie.zone 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (10 children)

Australian spy plane flying 2,500km outside of Australia's border, doing intelligence gathering for the US. I reckon we were lucky it was only flares they fired at us. My government's sabre rattling about how 'unsafe' this was makes me really angry.

[–] Scotty@scribe.disroot.org 6 points 3 weeks ago (9 children)

Your comment is apparently not accurate. It's noteworthy that China's claims over islands and outcrops effect not only Australia, but practically all its neighbours like Philippines, India, Buthan, Nepal, let alone Taiwan.

[–] MisterFrog@aussie.zone 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

let alone Taiwan

Taiwan's issue with the mainland's encroachment of their airspace notwithstanding, my "um akchually" note here is that Taiwan claims roughly the same islands in the South China sea, as a hangover of their "we are the real china and there is only one China" stance, and that the claim was made before the civil war:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Territorial_disputes_in_the_South_China_Sea

If I were to guess, they probably don't bother updating their claim since it may needlessly antagonise the mainland, someone more knowledgeable may correct me on that.

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