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A Chinese fighter jet deployed flares near an Australian surveillance aircraft over international waters in the South China Sea on Sunday, prompting Canberra to accuse Beijing of taking “unsafe” military action.
Defence minister Richard Marles said the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) P-8A Poseidon plane was on a routine surveillance mission when a People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLA-AF) Su-35 approached.
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