CHINA-US: CONFRONTATION OF FIGHTER JETS

US Officials told Fox News that on July 23, 2017, a pair of armed Chinese fighter jets flew dangerously close to a U.S. Navy reconnaissance plane flying in the East China Sea. They said the hazardous Chinese behavior nearly caused a "collision." One of the Chinese J-10 jets flew under the American EP-3 jet and maneuvered suddenly, popping up 300 feet in front of the U.S. plane, according to an official, causing "the [US] EP-3 to take evasive action to avoid collision.” He said both Chinese fighter jets were armed with air-to-air missiles. The incident occurred roughly 90 miles south of the Chinese port city of Qingdao in the East China Sea.

(Comment: It’s the first unsafe interaction between China and the U.S. Navy in the air near China since a similar incident occurred off the coast of Hong Kong in late May.)







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