A recent military aircraft encounter between Australia and China indicates that the Yellow Sea could become a major flashpoint in the Indo-Pacific, as Beijing turns the strategic waters into a testing ground for gray-zone operations, experts warn.
The Australian Department of Defense said on March 6 that a Chinese military helicopter intercepted one of its aircraft over international waters in the Yellow Sea on March 4.
While an Australian naval helicopter was conducting routine operations to enforce United Nations Security Council sanctions against North Korea, a Chinese Army-Navy helicopter accelerated and rolled toward it, a move the department said “required evasive action to maintain safe flight.”…
China’s Aggression Risks Turning Yellow Sea Into Next Flashpoint: Analysts
