Beijing Video ‘Glorification’ of Aggression Toward Australia, Liberals Say

Beijing’s release of a video showing a confrontation between one of its jets and Australian plane has raised the ire of the Liberals.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (L) receives Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi for a meeting in Canberra on March 20, 2024. David Gray/AFP via Getty Images

While Prime Minister Anthony Albanese stood in front of the Business Council of Australia’s annual dinner last night and highlighted his government’s efforts to mend fences with Beijing, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) was releasing an incendiary video that appears to show a confrontation dating back to 2022 between an Australian P-8 Poseidon and a Chinese J-16 fighter.

The Defence Department said it knew of the “unverified” video but did not say whether they believed it to be genuine.