Chinese Jet Carries Out “Aggressive Maneuver” Near US Spy Plane Over South China Sea

Washington:

A Chinese language fighter jet carried out an “unnecessarily aggressive” maneuver close to a U.S. army airplane over the South China Sea in worldwide airspace, the USA mentioned on Tuesday.

In an announcement, the USA’ army command answerable for the Indo-Pacific mentioned the Chinese language J-16 plane carried out the maneuver final week and compelled the U.S. RC-135 airplane to fly by way of its wake turbulence.

“The US will proceed to fly, sail, and function – safely and responsibly – wherever worldwide legislation permits,” the assertion mentioned.

#USINDOPACOM Assertion on #PRC Unprofessional Intercept: “We anticipate all nations within the Indo-Pacific area to make use of worldwide airspace safely and in accordance with worldwide legislation.”

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— U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (@INDOPACOM) Might 30, 2023

A video confirmed a fighter jet passing in entrance of the U.S. airplane’s nostril and the cockpit of the RC-135 shaking within the turbulence.

The Chinese language embassy in Washington didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark. Prior to now, China has mentioned that the USA sending ships and plane into the South China Sea will not be good for peace.

Such intercepts occur often. In December, a Chinese language army airplane got here inside 10 toes (3 meters) of a U.S. Air Pressure plane and compelled it to take evasive maneuvers to keep away from a collision in worldwide airspace.

The encounter adopted what the USA has known as a latest development of more and more harmful conduct by Chinese language army plane.

The incident occurred earlier than China snubbed a request by U.S. Protection Secretary Lloyd Austin to satisfy on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue Asian safety summit in Singapore this week.

A senior U.S. protection official, talking on the situation of anonymity, mentioned that since 2021 China had declined or not responded to over a dozen requests to speak with the Pentagon.

Relations between China and the USA have been tense, with friction between the world’s two largest economies over all the things from Taiwan and China’s human rights document to its army exercise within the South China Sea.

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