The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft directly used flares to confront the Australian military aircraft that came to provoke, and the Australian Defence Minister was very upset! On October 20, according to Australian media reports, Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles stated that an Australian P8 aircraft encountered a PLA fighter jet while conducting a routine maritime patrol mission in the South China Sea. The latter released flares. Two of the flares were "very close" to the Australian reconnaissance aircraft.
Marles said in an interview that this behavior was "unsafe and unprofessional," and Australia has already lodged a protest with Beijing and the Chinese embassy in Canberra. Obviously, from the Australian perspective, our actions were too big and dangerous. Therefore, the Australian military is very dissatisfied with this. However, we are curious: why did the Australian reconnaissance aircraft come to our doorstep? It's not as if our reconnaissance aircraft went to Australia for close-range reconnaissance.
Undoubtedly, the PLA pilots' operation against the provocative Australian reconnaissance aircraft was very professional. If Australia wants safety, the most sensible thing for Australia would be not to provoke us. Obviously, the rules near China's doorstep should change. If Australia wants to force its way through, it should rely on strength. We obviously will not tolerate this kind of provocation.
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