‘It will not be tolerated’: Dutton calls for PM to contact China over flare stunt
Opposition leader Peter Dutton has called for Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to contact China’s President about a mid-air confrontation and ensure he understands “it will not be tolerated”.
This comes as a fighter jet from the People’s Liberation Army-Air Force dropped flares in the immediate flight path of an ADF Seahawk conducting routine operations off HMAS Hobart in the Yellow Sea on Saturday night.
‘It will not be tolerated’: Dutton calls for PM to contact China over flare stunt
Sky News revealed on Wednesday that there’s been no new attempt by any minister in the Albanese government to have a conversation with Beijing’s government about a confrontation in the Yellow Sea.
“If China doesn’t understand what it means, then they will continue these acts of aggression,” Mr Dutton said during a media conference on Wednesday.
“It’s completely unacceptable, and the Prime Minister should pick up the phone immediately to the Chinese President to make sure that he understands that it will not be tolerated.”