Australia Declares Beijing’s Air Defences ‘Not Impenetrable’ Will Continue South China Sea Patrols

A Chinese PLA J-16 fighter jet flies in an undisclosed location in a file photo. Taiwan Ministry of Defense via AP

Australia’s new Air Force Chief has announced that Australia will continue surveillance missions in the South China Sea despite Beijing’s recent dangerous interception of a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) aircraft.

This is the first time Air Marshal Robert Chipman, the head of the RAAF, spoke to the media since taking up his post last month.