China military took measures to warn Australia in jet incident, its ministry says

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the Australian public expected an explanation from China about the incident. - PHOTO: REUTERS

BEIJING (Reuters): China's military took necessary measures to warn Australia, the foreign ministry in Beijing said, after Australia said a Chinese fighter jet endangered an Australian military helicopter during an "unsafe" confrontation over the Yellow Sea.

"The Australian military aircraft flew near China's airspace in a threatening way," said Lin Jian, a spokesperson for China's foreign ministry. "The China military took necessary measures to warn the Australian side."