Pentagon Confirms That Two Chinese Jet Fighters Made A Dangerous Intercept of A U.S. Spy Plane Over The Yellow Sea

Wall Street Journal: Two Chinese Fighters Make ‘Unsafe’ Interception With U.S. Spy Plane

Incident a week ago over Yellow Sea occurred days before President Xi Jinping’s trip to U.S.

WASHINGTON—Two Chinese jet fighters made what military officials called a dangerous interception with an U.S. spy plane a week ago, just days before Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to be received at the White House.

The incident occurred on Sept. 15 over the Yellow Sea when two JH-7 Chinese fighters came within 500 feet of the nose of an American surveillance plane known as an RC-135. The U.S. plane was conducting a routine patrol in international airspace about 80 miles off China’s Shandong peninsula, military officials said.

U.S. Pacific Command deemed the intercept “unsafe” and an investigation is under way at the Pentagon.

WNU Editor: This was done deliberately by the Chinese to send a message to the U.S. before their President goes to the U.S. .... and to test how the U.S. would respond. What has been the U.S. response .... I would say muted at best.

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