A U.S. Air Force RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft flying Tuesday in international airspace over the East China Sea was intercepted in an “unsafe manner” by a Chinese J-10 fighter jet, several defense officials tell CNN.
The source for relevant problems. The frequent close-in surveillance by the United States in China’s relevant airspace seriously harms China’s maritime security, he said. We demand the U.S. stops these kinds of close-in surveillance activities to avoid such incidents from happening again.
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A U.S. Air Force RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft flying Tuesday in international airspace over the East China Sea was intercepted in an “unsafe manner” by a Chinese J-10 fighter jet, several defense officials tell CNN.
The source for relevant problems. The frequent close-in surveillance by the United States in China’s relevant airspace seriously harms China’s maritime security, he said. We demand the U.S. stops these kinds of close-in surveillance activities to avoid such incidents from happening again.
America’s determination to, and resolve to, fly, sail, or operate wherever international law allows.
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