U.S. officials released video of a Chinese fighter jet conducting an “unnecessarily aggressive maneuver” near an American surveillance aircraft during an intercept over the South China Sea, in the latest dust-up between military forces in the region.
U.S. military officials on Tuesday released video of what it said was a Chinese fighter jet conducting an “unnecessarily aggressive maneuver” near an American surveillance aircraft during an intercept over the South China Sea last week, in the latest dust-up between military forces in the region.The 30-second video was captured by U.S. military personnel in an Air Force RC-135.
U.S. officials said the incident happened Friday. The Chinese Embassy in Washington did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The RC-135, which is used to gather radio communications and other signals intelligence, was flying in international airspace, said officials with U.S. Indo-Pacific Command. The United States, the statement said, will continue to fly, sail and operate safely “wherever international law allows.”“We expect all countries in the Indo-Pacific region,” the U.S. statement said, “to use international airspace safely and in accordance with international law.
Both countries are vying for additional partners in the region amid tensions over Taiwan, and China’s other regional ambitions have raised alarm in Washington and among U.S. allies in the Pacific.signed a new defense cooperation agreementA separate agreement was signed last year between China and the Solomon Islands, raising concerns that China may seek to build a military base there.
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