China says Australia ‘spreading false narratives’ and ‘stirring up trouble’ after South China Sea incident

China has accused Australia of spreading “false narratives” and provoking an incident in which a Chinese fighter plane released flares in front of a military plane.

Australian defence officials revealed on Tuesday during daylight hours a People’s Liberation Army (PLA) jet released flares in the South China Sea within 30 metres of an Australian aircraft conducting “routine surveillance” of the contested waterways.…

This data comes from the ChinaPulse.com media intelligence and smart news insights monitoring platform.