CANBERRA -- Australia has lodged a protest with Beijing after a Chinese fighter jet released flares close to an Australian reconnaissance plane over the South China Sea, Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles said on Thursday.
South China Sea
Australia criticizes Chinese warplane activity over South China Sea
Fighter jet released flares within 30 meters of Australian plane, Canberra says
A Royal Australian Air Force P-8A Poseidon aircraft departs Marine Corps Base Hawaii on July 23, 2018. (AAP Image/Supplied by Royal Australian Air Force)
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