Chinese fighter jets approached Dutch ship 'unsafely', Netherlands says

AMSTERDAM:

Chinese air force

jets circled a Dutch frigate and approached a Dutch helicopter in the

East China Sea

in a way that "caused a potentially unsafe situation," the

Netherlands

' Defense Ministry said on Saturday.
In a statement, the Ministry said the

HNLMS Tromp

was patrolling on Friday in support of UN sanctions against North Korea when it was circled several times by two

Chinese fighter jets

.
Later, the ship's NH90 helicopter was approached by two Chinese fighter jets and a helicopter.
"The incident took place in international airspace," the ministry said.
The Tromp is heading for Japan next and then to Hawaii for the "Rim of the Pacific" naval exercises.