Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Two Chinese Fighter Jets 'Buzz' US Spy Plane Over The South China Sea

A Lockheed EP-3 Aries, similar to the one involved in Tuesday’s Chinese intercept over the South China Sea, is seen in an undated photo from 2001. PHOTO: U.S. NAVY

FOX News: 2 Chinese jets 'buzz' US reconnaissance plane in South China Sea

Two Chinese fighter jets ‘buzzed’ a US military reconnaissance plane in the South China Sea Tuesday in an “unsafe” manner, according to the Pentagon.

The incident comes a week after a U.S. Navy destroyer sailed within 12 miles of China’s Fiery Cross reef, an artificial island made after months of dredging operations, more proof that tensions in the region are escalating between two global powers.

It was the third time the U.S. Navy sailed a warship close to a contested Chinese island in what the Pentagon calls “freedom of navigation” operations.

In response to China’s “unsafe” actions Tuesday, the Pentagon is “addressing the issue through the appropriate diplomatic and military channels,” according to Major Jamie Davis, a Pentagon spokesman who said the incident occurred in international airspace during a “routine” patrol by the U.S. aircraft.

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More News On Two Chinese Fighter Jets 'Buzzing' A US Spy Plane Over The South China Sea

Chinese jets intercept US spy plane over South China Sea, Pentagon says -- BBC
Chinese aircraft intercept U.S. reconnaissance plane over South China Sea: Pentagon -- Reuters
Pentagon: 'Unsafe' intercept over South China Sea -- CNN
Pentagon: ‘Unsafe’ Intercept Of US E-P3 Spy Plane By Chinese J-11 Fighter Jets -- IBTimes
Chinese fighter jets intercept US spy plane 'unsafely' over South China Sea -- The Guardian/AFP
Chinese Intercept U.S. Military Spy Plane Over South China Sea -- NBC
Chinese Fighter Jets Make 'Unsafe' Intercept of US Navy Plane Over South China Sea -- ABC News
2 Chinese fighter jets unsafely intercept U.S. military aircraft, Pentagon says -- Washington Times
Chinese make 'unsafe' intercept of US aircraft over South China Sea -- The Hill

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