Australia says Chinese fighter jet threatened plane over South China Sea

Australia said a Chinese J-16 fighter jet carried out dangerous manoeuvres which threatened the safety of one of its maritime surveillance planes over the South China Sea (Taiwan Ministry of Defense/AP)

Australia said on Sunday that a Chinese fighter jet carried out dangerous manoeuvres which threatened the safety of one of its maritime surveillance planes over the South China Sea.

The incident in international airspace on May 26 saw a Chinese Air Force J-16 intercept a P-8A Poseidon maritime surveillance aircraft on routine patrol, the Defence Ministry said in a statement on its website.