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Australia-China Military Encounter: Unsafe and Unprofessional

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Australian and Chinese military helicopters had a close encounter over international waters, with the Chinese aircraft matching altitude, speeding up, and rolling towards the Australian one. Australian officials deemed the move unsafe and unprofessional, highlighting the growing tension in the region. This incident occurred during a joint effort to enforce UN sanctions against North Korea, following a similar incident in October.

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Australia-China Military Encounter: Unsafe and Unprofessional

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Global News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Australia-China Military Encounter: Unsafe and Unprofessional. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

Here's more world news for March 6th, Australia raised concerns with China after an unsafe encounter between their military helicopters over international waters in the Yellow Sea. On Wednesday, an Australian Defense Force helicopter on routine patrol came face-to-face with a People's Liberation Army Navy helicopter. The Chinese aircraft matched the Australian one's altitude, sped up, closed into close, and rolled toward it, forcing the Aussie crew to take. Invasive action, Australian officials called the move unsafe and unprofessional, saying it put their aircraft in personnel at risk. No injuries were reported from the incident. This patrol was part of an international effort to enforce United Nations Security Council sanctions against North Korea. It's the latest in a string of tense military run-ins with China. Back in October, Australia criticized the Chinese fighter jet for dropping flares near one of their maritime patrol planes. The Chinese Embassy has not commented yet. The Daily News Now is powered by our sponsor, Link in the description.

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