The interception of an Australian aircraft exposes the strategic waters as a testing ground for Beijing’s coercive gray-zone operations.
J15 fighter jets on China’s sole operational aircraft carrier, Liaoning, during a drill at sea on April 24, 2018. AFP via Getty Images
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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.
