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Tess Ikonomou

THE TRUTH ABOUT: China s unsafe move against australian chopper - Caught on Camera

Flares were dropped about 300m in front of the Australian Seahawk chopper. (HANDOUT/ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY)

A Chinese warplane fired flares in front of an Australian military chopper, with the incident labelled "unsafe and unprofessional".

Defence Minister Richard Marles said an Australian Seahawk helicopter was forced to take "evasive action" to prevent being hit by flares launched by a J-10 Chinese Air Force plane.

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