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Australian Helicopter Forced to Take Evasive Action After Chinese Fighter Releases Flares
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A Chinese military J-10 fighter jet intercepted an Australian MH-60R Seahawk helicopter, which was launched from HMAS Hobart, while it was enforcing UN Security Council sanctions against North Korea on Saturday. The incident occurred around 7:30 pm and involved the release of flares by the Chinese fighter jet in the flight path of the Australian helicopter. According to reports, the pilot had to take evasive action to avoid being hit by the flares. There were no injuries or damage reported. Australian Defense Minister described the incident as "unacceptable" and protested that the Chinese fighter jet endangered the safety of the Australian personnel.
The PLA-AF aircraft released flares along the flight path of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) helicopter.
The Coalition calls on Richard Marles to stand up for our ADF personnel and raise this incident directly with his Chinese counterpart.
They're in international waters, international airspace, and they're doing work to ensure that the sanctions that the world has imposed through the United Nations on North Korea, due to their intransient and reckless behavior, are enforced.
We will not be deterred from engaging in lawful activities and activities which are there to enforce U.N. sanctions in respect of North Korea.
Importantly, the helicopter was unaffected and all the crew are safe.
There will be a miscalculation by somebody who's flying that jet or somebody who's on the deck of a Chinese naval ship. Something will happen and that's what, not just Australia is worried about, the Philippines, Japan, obviously the United States, many other countries in the region, who are very worried about these acts that continue to be provocative, and completely and utterly unnecessary.
At some stage, there's going to be a miscalculation and an Australian Defense Force member is going to lose their life. That is a tragic circumstance that has to be avoided at all costs.
The Australian military aircraft flew near China's airspace in a threatening way.
What truly happened was an Australian military aircraft deliberately flew within close range of China's airspace in a provocative move that endangered China's maritime and air security in the name of enforcing UN security council resolutions.
As a warning, the Chinese military took necessary measures at the scene. Relevant operations are legal, compliant, professional and safe.
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sources
- 1.The Guardian
- 2.The Times of India
- 3.CNN
- 4.ABC News (Australia)
- 5.ABC News
- 6.Guardian
- 7.Nine News
- 8.Sky News
perspectives
- 1.Chinese Foreign Policy
- 2.US-China Relations
- 3.China Claims in South China Sea
- 4.Independence Movements
- 5.Chinese relations with Australia and NZ
- 6.Australian Foreign Policy
- 7.Australia under Anthony Albanese
- 8.Blue-water navy
countries
- 1.Albania
- 2.Australia
- 3.Canada
- 4.China
- 5.Japan
- 6.Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- 7.Korea, Republic of
- 8.Philippines
- 9.United States
organizations
- 1.United Nations
- 2.Australian Defense Force
- 3.People's Liberation Army
- 4.UN Security Council
- 5.Australian Defense Ministry
- 6.Australian National University
- 7.Australian Navy
- 8.Chinese Air Force
- 9.Labour Party
- 10.PLA Air Force
persons
- 1.Richard Marles
- 2.Anthony Albanese
- 3.Lin Jian
- 4.Xi Jinping
- 5.Andrew Hastie
- 6.Daniel Kritenbrink
- 7.Donald Rothwell
- 8.Li Qiang
- 9.Peter Dutton
- 10.Rob Millen
- 11.Wu Qian