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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Josh Butler and Daniel Hurst

China accuses Australian navy helicopter of flying near airspace in ‘provocative move’

Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian
Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian says ‘the way the situation was handled was consistent with our law and regulations’. Photograph: Andrés Martínez Casares/EPA

China’s foreign ministry has accused an Australian navy helicopter of deliberately flying “within close range” of Chinese airspace in a “provocative move” in the latest military altercation between the two nations.

The Australian government said China released flares in front of the helicopter in the Yellow Sea as HMAS Hobart participated in an operation to enforce United Nations sanctions against North Korea.

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