Australia says a Chinese fighter plane has almost hit a spy plane over the South China Sea

On Thursday, Australia protested what it described as an “insecure and unprofessional” interaction on The South China Sea Where a Chinese fighter is accused of firing torches that were subjected to an Australian military surveillance plane.

Defense Secretary Richard Marles said on Thursday that a Chinese fighter from J-16 issued torches on Tuesday, 30 meters (100 feet) from the POSEIDON monitoring plane in broad daylight and in the international air area.

The Australian plane usually carries eight or nine crew. Marles said the plane was not damaged and no member of the crew was injured.

“The J-16 was very soon so that there is no way that could make sure that the torches did not reach the P-8,” Marles told Sky News.

“If any of these torches hit the P-8, which would have certainly had the possibility of major damage to that plane,” he added.

In turn, a spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry accused Qouh Jiakon on the Australian military plane “deliberately” that included the airspace on the disputed Paraceel Islands, which is claiming China.

“China’s measures to bypass the plane were legitimate, legal, professional and restricted,” Qouh said.

Marles said that Australia needed the capital of Canberra and in Beijing on Wednesday and Thursday.

A statement said that the protest accused the Chinese pilots of “an inaccurate and inaccurate maneuver that pose a threat to the plane and employees.”

The protest highlights that despite the improvement of bilateral diplomatic and commercial relations, relations between the two mountains are still dangerous.

Interaction is the first major clash between the Chinese and Australian forces that Australia revealed in nine months.

Australia accused the pilot of a Chinese J-10 fighter of unsafe and insecurity behavior on the yellow in May last year by dropping torches on the Australian naval helicopter road.

Australia said the helicopter pilot was to take evasive measures to avoid torches.

There were no injuries or damage, although experts warned that the helicopter could have been forced to get rid of the sea if the strait was hitting a driver.

China protested at the time that the helicopter had traveled near Chinese airspace and tried to carry out the survey in a Chinese navy training exercise.

In November 2023, Australia accused Beijing of an insecure and insecure interaction off the coast of Japan after a Chinese destroyer approached an Australian military ship where divers were trying to decipher fishing networks from its fans. The Australian Ministry of Defense said The Chinese ship “managed its stabilizer on the structure in a way that poses a threat to the safety of Australian divers who were forced to leave the water.”

In 2023, former President Joe Biden officially announced that Australia would buy Nuclear powered attack submarines From the United States a partnership between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia, It was announced in 2021Australia has enabled nuclear -powered submarines, which are more ghost and more capable of traditional energy -powered ships, as a budget for military accumulation in China.

Tensions and military confrontations have escalated in the South China Sea in recent months. The Philippines and China have been for years due to maritime rights in the South China Sea, as well as the possession of coral reefs and carrots.

Last month, the Philippine police said Drone Surpishing from China has been recovered in the water in the South China Sea.

In December, Chinese Coast Guard is backed by marine ships I launched strong water cannons The Philippine periodic bowl was banned. US ambassador to the Philippines, Marikai Carlson, Beijing was accused of social media publication It is “souls at risk” by disrupting the Philippine navy,