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Chinese fighter jet came within 20 feet of a U.S. air force plane in the contested South China Sea last week and forced it to take evasive maneuvers to avoid a fatal collision in international airspace, the U.S. military said on Thursday.
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 U.S. air force RC-135 aircraft, took place on Dec. 21, the U.S. military said in a statement.
“The U.S. military says a Chinese Navy flew within 20 feet of a U.S. air force plane on Dec. 21,” Ali wrote on Twitter. “The U.S. air force RC-135 was forced to take evasive maneuvers to avoid a collision in international waters over the South China Sea.”
The U.S. air force RC-135 was forced to take evasive maneuvers to avoid a collision in international waters over the South China Sea.
— Idrees Ali (@idreesali114) December 29, 2022
Ali posted a video of the incident, and added, “The Chinese jet came within 10 feet of the U.S. plane’s wing, but 20 feet from its nose, which caused it to take evasive maneuvers.”
The Chinese jet came within 10 feet of the U.S. plane's wing, but 20 feet from its nose, which caused it to take evasive maneuvers.
— Idrees Ali (@idreesali114) December 29, 2022
