Reuters: Chinese jet came within 10 feet of U.S. military aircraft, U.S. says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A Chinese military plane came within 10 feet (3 metres) of a U.S. air force aircraft in the contested South China Sea last week and forced it to take evasive maneuvers to avoid a collision in international airspace, the U.S. military said on Thursday.
The close encounter followed what the United States has called a recent trend of increasingly dangerous behavior by Chinese military aircraft.
The incident, which involved a Chinese Navy J-11 fighter jet and a U.S. air force RC-135 aircraft, took place on Dec. 21, the U.S. military said in a statement.
"We expect all countries in the Indo-Pacific region to use international airspace safely and in accordance with international law," it added.
A U.S. military spokesperson said the Chinese jet came within 10 feet of the plane's wing, but 20 feet from its nose, which caused the U.S. aircraft to take evasive maneuvers.
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4 comments:
That is why the Us needs to buzz Chinese pilots closer than danger close. They actually need to hit them with their plane and have a dip protest "oh so sorry."
and do it again and again until the Chinese start behaving.
I do not think the chinese will be tired of US sending spy planes.
What I think of that will tired the chinese is building artificial islands as well as grabbing islands in south china sea as the call it.
Chinese is getting tired of greediness
wtf did you just say?
Wtf you do not understand?
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