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China has not officially confirmed or denied the incident . The Global Times quoted analysts saying it was possible that the Australian aircraft trespassed on Chinese airspace or disrupted PLA maritime exercises in a “dangerous manner”. The revelations of the risky intercept come as the navy announced on Monday that HMAS Parramatta completed a transit of the South China Sea. The warship is undertaking a two-month “regional presence deployment” to South -East Asia and north Asia until late July. Parramatta last week participated in joint maritime security drills with Indonesia’s military in the Makassar Strait. The frigate, one of its...
