Washington Times: 'Provocative act': China claims U.S. spy plane entered no-fly zone
A U.S. spy plane crossed into a no-fly zone in the Pacific on Tuesday and disrupted People’s Liberation Army drills, Chinese officials said in sharp accusations that mark yet another escalation of tensions between the two global powers.
China’s Defense Ministry said that an American U-2 aircraft engaged in a “purely provocative act” by entering a no-fly zone “enforced by the Northern Theater of the People’s Liberation Army.” Beijing cast the incident as dangerous and potentially deadly, and strongly suggested that the U.S. was attempting to surveil Chinese military activities.
“The move severely encroached on China’s sovereignty, heavily interrupted China’s ordinary military operations and could easily cause misjudgment and even result in accidents,” the Chinese Defense Ministry said on its website.
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WNU Editor: The Chinese are making public their anger that the US spied on their operations. This is new. They usually say nothing.
More News On Chinese Claims That A U.S. Spy Plane Entered A No-Fly Zone During Live-Fire Naval Exercises
China Freaks Out Over Supposed U-2 Spy Plane Flight Over Its Naval Exercise -- Warzone/The Drive
China protests U.S. spy plane watching drills -- Reuters
China protests US spy plane for breaching PLA no-fly zone -- Global Times
China opposes US military aircraft trespass in no-fly zone -- China.org.cn/Xinhua
1 comment:
We could also send a few heavily armed "fishing" boats into chinese waters. Like xi's fishermen. Give him something more to howl about.
Hypocrite.
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