A Chinese Navy helicopter flies close to a Philippine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources plane above Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea on Feb. 18, 2025. Ezra Acayan/Getty ImagesThe Australian government has made another formal complaint to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) after “an unsafe and unprofessional interaction” with a People’s Liberation Army-Navy (PLA-N) helicopter.In a statement, the Australian Department of Defence said the interaction took place on March 4 when HMAS Toowoomba was in international waters in the Yellow Sea undertaking routine activities as part of Operation Argos—Australia’s contribution to U.N. Security Council sanctions against North Korea.
Australian Helicopter Forced Into Evasive Action After Unsafe Chinese Aircraft Manoeuvre
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