Australia Accuses Chinese Fighter Jet of Dangerous Maneuver

Australia has accused Chinese warplanes of dangerously targeting an Australian military helicopter operating in international waters with flares.
According to Voice of America News, Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles said in a statement on May 6 that a Chinese fighter jet attacked an Australian military helicopter in the international waters of the Yellow Sea and harmed the safety of people on board.
According to the United States News Agency, the Australian Ministry of Defense said in a statement that the incident took place on May 4. The Royal Australian Navy's destroyer HMAS Hobart was in the international maritime zone in the Yellow Sea to implement UN Security Council sanctions against North Korea.
Defense Minister Richard Marles said that the Chinese J-10 fighter jet entered the runway of the Australian Navy helicopter and fired several flare bombs from a distance of about 300 meters from the helicopter. The pilot of the helicopter had to take evasive action to avoid being hit by a flare bomb.
Australia's Minister of Defense China described this behavior as "both unsafe and unprofessional" and stressed that China's behavior was unacceptable.