A Chinese military jet has detonated flares near an Australian Navy helicopter which was operating in international waters, forcing the pilot to take evasive action to avoid an accident.

An Australian pilot was forced to take evasive action after a Chinese military jet detonated flares close to a Navy helicopter that was operating in international waters near South Korea.

The Defence Department has described the actions of the J-10 Chinese Air Force plane as “unsafe and unprofessional” following the incident which took place in the Yellow Sea over the weekend.

On Saturday a MH-60R Seahawk which had launched from HMAS Hobart was intercepted by the People’s Liberation Army-Air Force (PLA-AF) as it was taking part in a UN mission to enforce sanctions against North Korea.

    • @fine_sandy_bottom@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
      1•8 months ago

      You don’t seem to understand the type of damage it would do to discontinue our trade relationship with China.

      It’s not just some company would lose a few million dollars in share value.

      It would be economic collapse. Rolling blackouts, civil unrest, supply chain disruption, starvation, overwhelmed health services, no fuel, rioting, suburban gang violence, hyper inflation.

      China would just be able to buy everything they don’t already own and take everything else.

      Sometimes it takes courage to stare down an adversary, and not blink when they fire off a few scary flares.

      • @Cypher@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1•8 months ago

        Blackouts in the country that is an energy exporter.

        Starvation in a food exporter.

        Shows what you know about economics.