The Federal government says it will not be intimidated by the dangerous actions of a Chinese aircraft towards an Australian surveillance plane in the South China Sea last month.
The federal government says it will not be intimidated by the dangerous actions of a Chinese aircraft toward an Australian surveillance plane in the South China Sea last month.An Australian plane was intercepted by a Chinese fighter aircraft above the South China Sea last monthAustralia has conducted maritime surveillance activities in the region for decades
Defence says the Chinese plane released flares while flying closely alongside the Australian plane, before cutting in front of the P-8 and releasing a bag of "chaff" into its flight path, which included aluminium fragments that were sucked into the engine of the Australian plane. "We are concerned about this incident. We have expressed those concerns through appropriate channels," he said.
Defence Minister Richard Marles says Australia will continue its legal operations in the South China Sea.
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