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Australia accuses China of 'unsafe' military jet manoeuvres (www.bbc.com)

submitted 2 months ago by Scotty@scribe.disroot.org to c/australia@aussie.zone

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Australia has accused a Chinese military aircraft of releasing flares "in close proximity" to its patrol jet over the South China Sea.

The Australian government has raised its concern with Beijing over the "unsafe and unprofessional" manoeuvre, the defence department said in a statement on Monday.

There was no damage to Australia's P-8A aircraft and its personnel were unharmed after Sunday's encounter.

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Australia Defence Force said it expects all countries, including China, to operate their militaries in a safe and professional manner.

This is the latest in a string of encounters between the two countries' militaries in the region, where China's vast claims over islands and outcrops overlap with those of its neighbours.

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[–] princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

While we do consider China a neighbour, we're more like it's neighbour down the end of the street, not its nextdoor neighbour. Like, you are aware that Australia and China don't have any overlapping territorial claims, right?

[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 2 points 1 month ago

Scotty said "effect" (presumably meaning "affect"), which is true. If China's illegal claims over the South China Sea were recognised, it would have massive impacts on trade throughout the entire region. The fact that they're claiming Vietnamese, Filipino, and Malaysian territory, and not specifically Australian, doesn't make Scotty's comment wrong.

[–] Fleur_@aussie.zone 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Well.... No we don't. But technically, there are Chinese research bases in Antarctica within Australia's claims. However it's generally agreed that Antarctic claims are unenforceable and don't really exist so whether or not china needs Australia's permission is up for debate. Regardless, despite not having explicit permission, the Chinese bases have defacto permission since Australia has not tried to evict them from their claims.

[–] princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 month ago

Ah yeah, I should have guessed there would be Antarctic shenanigans.