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ABC News
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defence correspondent Andrew Greene

RAAF sent second jet into South China Sea hours after Chinese air force's 'dangerous' interception

A second P8-A Poseidon was deployed to the South China Sea hours after an incident with the Chinese air force. (Supplied: Royal Australian Air Force)

A second Australian military aircraft was dispatched over contested waters in the South China Sea last month, just hours after the Chinese air force conducted a "dangerous interception" of another RAAF plane.

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