The rogue state sent a message to the US and its allies, specifically mentioning Australia twice.
9News first reported the incident last week between the Chinese J10 Air Force jet and an Australian Navy Seahawk operating off HMAS Hobart, which was carrying out a United Nations mission to prevent North Korea from smuggling sanctioned goods.
North Korea has issued a warning to Australia about so-called “military interference” after a Chinese jet dropped flares in front of a navy helicopter off the Korean peninsula. “In particular, an Australian warship, dispatched to the waters around the Korean peninsula, let a military helicopter go into action and threaten the maritime and air security of a surrounding country, thus creating possibility of a dangerous armed conflict.
A file photo of the MH-60R Seahawk helicopter flown by the Royal Australian Navy. One of the choppers had flares dropped in front of it by a Chinese fighter jet.
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