Chinese fighter jets spark panic after unleashing 'dangerous' flares at Australian plane

"A Chinese fighter jet and a Royal Australian Air Force maritime patrol aircraft had an “unsafe and unprofessional” interaction as the two operated over the waters of the South China Sea, Canberra officials said Monday.
A People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) Su-35 fighter released flares twice near an Australian P-8A aircraft near the Paracel Islands. It is the second time this year that such an incident has occurred.
“This was an unsafe and unprofessional [maneuver] that posed a risk to the aircraft and its personnel,” reads an Australian Defense Department news release." usni