The Russian Jet. Photo: Sweden's National Defence Radio Establishment. The Local
China, Russia Flex Muscles In Increasing Number Of Close Calls With U.S. Aircraft -- Washington Post
A recent spate of dangerous midair encounters between American military aircraft and Chinese and Russian planes in the Pacific is the result of increasingly assertive strategies by both U.S. adversaries to project power far beyond their borders, according to the top U.S. Air Force commander in the region.
Air Force Gen. Herbert “Hawk” Carlisle, the head of U.S. Pacific Air Forces, said China’s naval and air forces in particular are “very much continuing to push” and becoming more active in international waters and airspace in Asia.
“They still talk about the century of humiliation in the last century. They still talk about this as the rise of China,” Carlisle said in an interview. “They still talk about this as their great nation. And they want to continue to demonstrate that.”
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Update: Rise of 'Top Gun' Style Mid-Air Stand-offs Between US and Russian Jets -- IBTimes
My Comment: The U.S. should not feel single out .... the Chinese are doing that to everyone in Asia .... and as for the Russians .... they just had a "close encounter" with a Swedish intelligence plane.
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