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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/jul/11/chinese-navy-destroyer-and-helicopter-shadowed-australian-warship-during-high-profile-standoff-documents-show>
"An Australian helicopter was flying south-east of China’s Shandong peninsula
but outside its territorial waters when a Chinese fighter aircraft released
flares in its path, new documents show.
Guardian Australia can reveal that Australia’s HMAS Hobart warship was also
being shadowed by a People’s Liberation Army (PLA) navy destroyer and another
Chinese helicopter at the time of the 4 May standoff.
The incident emerged as another flashpoint in tensions between the two
countries, casting a shadow over attempts to “stabilise” the diplomatic
relationship.
The Australian government still refuses to reveal the exact location of what it
considers to be an “unsafe and unprofessional” release of flares, but documents
obtained under freedom of information (FoI) laws reveal more details than
previously disclosed.
The documents include briefings the defence minister, Richard Marles, received
from his department about the incident in the Yellow Sea, which covers an area
between the Chinese mainland and the Korean peninsula."
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