China Blasts Australian Military After Helicopter Incident
- Beijing says the chopper carried out ‘a provocative move’
- Australia complained China dropped flares in front of aircraft
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China accused an Australian military aircraft of conducting dangerous maneuvers, escalating a dispute over a recent incident involving the nations’ two militaries.
“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 air security in the name of enforcing a UN Security Council resolution,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said at a regular press briefing on Tuesday.