Australia is fuming because a Chinese military plane released flares close to its military plane in South China Sea. The Australian government said on Thursday (February 13) raised concerns about the incident involving a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft and China's People's Liberation Army-Air Force (PLA-AF)

In a tense and potentially dangerous encounter in the South China Sea, a Chinese fighter jet came dangerously close to an Australian military plane. The incident, described by Australian Defence officials as “unsafe and unprofessional,

Australia has accused the Chinese air force of an “unsafe and unprofessional interaction” with one of Canberra’s military aircraft over the South China Sea during a routine maritime surveillance operation.

Australia has accused Beijing of “unsafe” military conduct after claiming a Chinese fighter jet dropped flares near an Australian air force plane patrolling the South China Sea.

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Friday said it is concerned over a Chinese fighter jet's "unsafe maneuvers" and the firing of flares near an Australian aircraft while the latter was patrolling at the West Philippine Sea.