FOX News: US had over 180 risky interactions with Chinese aircraft over last 2 years, DOD warns
The aircraft incidents are part of a larger trend of volatile behavior in east Asian regions
The U.S. Department of Defense is telling the media that aircraft are experiencing an uptick in "coercive and risky" interactions with Chinese planes. DOD officials outlined the trend at a press conference Tuesday and provided newly declassified photos and videos of relevant incidents.
"Since the fall of 2021, we have seen more than 180 such incidents," said Assistant Defense Secretary for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Ely Ratner.
"More in the past two years than in the decade before that. That's nearly 200 cases where PLA operators have performed reckless maneuvers or discharged chaff or shot off flares or approach to rapidly or too close to U.S. aircraft."
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Pentagon Releases Footage Of Hundreds Of Aircraft Intercepts By Chinese Planes
Pentagon releases footage of hundreds of 'highly concerning' aircraft intercepts by Chinese planes -- AP
Pentagon releases footage of almost 200 intercepts of US warplanes by Chinese aircraft -- The Hill
US accuses China of 'coercive and risky' behavior in the air over the Pacific -- CNN
Pentagon Officials Provide Data on Unsafe Chinese Fighter Intercepts Over Western Pacific -- USNI News
US declassifies images of risky Chinese intercepts over West Pacific -- Business Insider
Watch: Pentagon releases new footage showing uptick in Chinese jets harassing U.S. aircraft -- Politico
Videos show Chinese planes coming with 20 feet of US fighter jets and 'flashing their weapons' -- Daily Mail
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