An encounter in the sky between a Chinese jet fighter and a U.S. patrol craft, witnessed by a reporter, shows Beijing’s pilots are turning more aggressive, U.S. says
Encounter in the sky Friday, witnessed by a reporter, shows Beijing’s pilots are turning more aggressive, U.S. says
A Chinese air force fighter flies close to a U.S. Navy surveillance aircraft over the South China Sea on Friday.ABOARD A U.S. PATROL AIRCRAFT—A Chinese J-11 jet fighter, armed with four air-to-air missiles, appeared at the rear of an American P-8 patrol aircraft, passed above and settled a few hundred feet from the wing of the U.S. Navy plane.
“American aircraft, this is the PLA air force. You are approaching Chinese airspace. Keep a safe distance or you will be intercepted,” a Chinese military ground station broadcast to the P-8, using the abbreviation for the People’s Liberation Army.
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