A US patrol plane was just intercepted by 2 Chinese military aircraft over the South China Sea
REUTERS/Murad Sezer
Two Chinese fighter jets intercepted a US Navy aircraft that was flying in a "routine patrol" over the South China Sea on Wednesday, a Defense Department spokesman said in a written statement.
"Two tactical aircraft from the People's Republic of China" intercepted the plane, said Lt. Col. Michelle Baldanza, according to NBC. "Initial reports characterized the incident as unsafe."
The J-11 Chinese fighter jets apparently flew roughly 50 feet from the US plane, a Navy P-3 Orion aircraft. Читать дальше...