A Chinese fighter jet intercepted an Australian surveillance plane in international airspace over the South China Sea late last month. Defence Minister Richard Marles said it was a dangerous maneuver that could have cost lives. Quite obviously, this is very dangerous.” - Mr MarlesPrime Minister Anthony Albanese told reporters ahead of his trip to Indonesia that the incident was concerning. The director of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute’s defence strategy and national security program, Michael Shoebridge, said the event was an “escalation of overt aggression”. “This is an international issue – not a bilateral domestic issue – with the Chinese military behaving dangerously and aggressively towards several nations,” Shoebridge said.

Source: The Guardian June 06, 2022 08:05 UTC