RAAF now being routinely challenged by Beijing in South China Sea

By David Wroe
Updated February 3 2016 - 8:18pm, first published 6:06pm
A People's Liberation Army J-11 fighter on exercises over South China Sea. Photo: China Military Online
A People's Liberation Army J-11 fighter on exercises over South China Sea. Photo: China Military Online

Australian air force patrols flying over the South China Sea are now being routinely challenged by the Chinese military in a sign of the growing stranglehold Beijing has over the strategically vital waters.

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