The Asian nation has accused an Australian military aircraft of flying ‘provocatively’ close to a warship as it rejected complaints by the Morrison government.
The Chinese government says an Australian spy plane flew within 4 kilometres of one of its warships in the Arafura Sea in a “provocative” act which endangered military personnel from both countries.
A Royal Australian Air Force reconnaissance photo of a Peoples Liberation Army-Navy Luyang-class guided missile destroyer involved in a lasing incident with an RAAF P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft.The Ministry released images it claimed were photos taken by its warship of sonar buoys placed around the vessel.in Australia’s exclusive economic zone last Thursday.
Wang Wenbin, a spokesperson at China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said earlier on Monday that the information released by the Australian government was false.“The normal navigation of Chinese vessels on the high seas is in line with relevant international law and international practice and completely legal and legitimate.
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