[Melbourne, 20th Archyde.com]-Australian Prime Minister Morrison accused the Chinese government of blaming the laser irradiation of Australian patrol planes on the 20th as a “threatening act” and asked the Chinese government for explanation.
“It’s nothing more than a threatening act. (Laser irradiation) was done without provocation and can’t be justified. Such a threatening act is absolutely unacceptable,” the Prime Minister said at a press conference.
The Australian Ministry of Defense announced on the 19th that a patrol aircraft flying over the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) north of the country was exposed to laser irradiation from a Chinese military ship and the pilot was at risk of life. did. According to the Ministry of Defense, the Chinese ship was sailing eastward in the Arafura Sea with another ship. The area is located between Australia and Papua New Guinea.
The Pentagon said it was an “immature and dangerous military act.”