Defence is trying to verify the authenticity of a new Chinese video showing a dramatic confrontation with an Australian military plane.

China has released vision of a Chinese aircraft deploying flares at an Australian military plane that was travelling in international airspace.

“This is troubling, and it is an unacceptable glorification of unacceptable military conduct by the Chinese,” Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Birmingham said.

This comes as Treasurer Jim Chalmers is set to embark on a trip to China next week to discuss the Chinese economy and its impact on Australia.