China has fired back at Australia's claims the People's Liberation Army acted unprofessionally during an aviation encounter with a RAAF aircraft.

Australia accuses Chinese fighter jet of ‘unsafe conduct’ over South China Sea - The Chinese fighter is accused of releasing flares that endangered an Australian military surveillance plane

A People’s Liberation Army Air Force J-16 fighter released flares 30 meters away in front of a Royal Australian Air Force P-8A Poseidon on patrol in the South China Sea on Tuesday prompting the Australian government to express its concern to China on such actions.

Australia has protested what it describes as an unsafe and unprofessional interaction over the South China Sea where a Chinese fighter is accused of releasing flares that endangered an Australian mili

No one was injured and there was no damage to Australia's P-8A surveillance jet after Tuesday's incident, the ministry said. But China said the Australian aircraft "intentionally intruded" into its airspace and that the Chinese fighter jet responded in a "legitimate,

Australia spotted three Chinese warships sailing near its coast as Beijing accused Canberra of sending a spy plane into its "territorial airspace" over the contested South China Sea. Newsweek has contacted the Australian and Chinese militaries for comment by email.

Beijing has reacted furiously to Canberra’s complaint after flares were were dropped on a RAAF jet, saying Australia had “deliberately intruded”.