SYDNEY –
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Tuesday it was unacceptable for Australian defense personnel to be endangered in international airspace by the Chinese military as they take part in an operation to enforce United Nations sanctions on North Korea.
A Chinese fighter jet endangered an Australian military helicopter during an unsafe and unacceptable confrontation over the Yellow Sea, Australia said Monday.
The Chinese Air Force’s J-10 aircraft dropped flares above and several hundred meters in front of an Australian MH60R Seahawk helicopter during a routine flight on Saturday in the Yellow Sea as part of an operation to enforce sanctions against North Korea, it said Secretary of Defense Richard Marles. Monday evening.
