Chinese warplane fired flares, put Australian Navy helicopter in danger, Canberra says

Seoul, South Korea CNN — Australia has accused a Chinese fighter jet of firing flares into the path of a naval helicopter last weekend over international waters of the Yellow Sea, an action that Prime Minister Anthony Albanese blasted as "completely unacceptable." The Australian MH-60R Seahawk helicopter was on patrol enforcing United Nations sanctions on North Korea at the time of the incident, the Defense Ministry in Canberra said, adding the move put the lives of the helicopter crew in danger. "This was an unsafe maneuver which posed a risk to the aircraft and personnel," the statement from Australian Defense…