Albanese blasted over ‘weak’ response to China’s aggressive action
Shadow Defence Minister Andrew Hastie has taken aim at Prime Minister Anthony Albanese for being “weak” in his response to China’s action against an Australian Navy helicopter.
Albanese blasted over ‘weak’ response to China’s aggressive action
A Chinese fighter jet dropped flares in front of an Australian Navy helicopter in international waters off the coast of South Korea on Saturday evening.
Defence Minister Richard Marles has labelled the incident as unacceptable.
“The Prime Minister is being weak in his response,” Mr Hastie told Sky News host Chris Kenny.
“This latest incident is part of a pattern of aggressive behaviour that we’ve seen from the Chinese People’s Liberation Army towards the ADF over the last two years.”