Chinese warplane fired flares, put Australian Navy helicopter in danger, Canberra says
Australia has accused a Chinese fighter jet of firing flares into the path of a naval helicopter last weekend over international waters of the Yellow Sea, an action that Prime Minister Anthony Albanese blasted as “completely unacceptable.

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Australia accuses China of unsafe behavior in aerial encounter with naval helicopter
Australia accuses China of unsafe behavior when fighter jet released flares in a helicopter's path
A Chinese fighter jet popped flares in the path of an Australian military helicopter in an 'unsafe' Yellow Sea intercept, Canberra says
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