China Warns Australia of Serious Consequences Over Jet Encounter
- Australian plane was intercepted by Chinese jet on May 26
- Canberra claimed Chinese plane’s behavior was ‘dangerous’
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China’s Defense Ministry has told Australia to stop “provocations” or face “serious consequences,” denying Canberra’s allegations that a Chinese jet intercepted a surveillance aircraft over the South China Sea.
Canberra said it had reached out to Beijing to express its concerns on Monday after the Australian military said Chinese had flown in a “dangerous” manner beside one of its surveillance aircraft on May 26.