Beijing on Thursday accused an Australian military plane of “violating Chinese sovereignty” after Canberra said a Chinese fighter jet had dropped flares near its aircraft as it patrolled the South China Sea.
“The Australian military aircraft deliberately intruded into the airspace around China’s Xisha Islands,” foreign ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said, using the Chinese name for the Paracel Islands. “This violated Chinese sovereignty and endangered Chinese national security.”
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