Chinese jet came within 3 meters of US military aircraft, US says
(VOVWORLD) - A Chinese military plane came within 3 meters of a US air force aircraft in the contested South China Sea (called the East Sea in Vietnam) last week and forced it to take evasive maneuvers to avoid a collision in international airspace, the US military said on Thursday.
 A Chinese Navy J-11 fighter jet is recorded flying close to a US Air Force RC-135 aircraft in international airspace over the South China Sea, according to the US military, in a still image from video taken December 21, 2022. (Photo: REUTERS) |
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 US air force RC-135 aircraft, took place on Dec. 21, the US military said in a statement.
The US military said it expects all countries in the Indo-Pacific region to use international airspace safely and in accordance with international law.
The United States has raised the issue with the Chinese government, a separate US official said.