Australia aircraft had ‘right’ to watch China navy vessel in its waters, Morrison says

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said an Australian surveillance aircraft was doing its job when it was “put under threat” with a laser from a Chinese navy ship, rejecting Beijing’s assertion the plane came too close.The P-8A Poseidon, a maritime patrol aircraft, detected a laser emanating from a People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) vessel last Thursday, and Australia released photographs of two Chinese vessels sailing close to its north coast.“Our surveillance planes have every right…