The US Air Force released video on Thursday showing a dangerous air incident over the South China Sea. According to the US Air Force, a fighter jet from China made a dangerous approach to an American reconnaissance aircraft. The pilot “had to perform an evasive maneuver to avoid a collision.”
“On Dec. 21, a Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLAN) fighter pilot with a twin-engine Shenyang J-11 jet performed an unsafe maneuver during the interception of a US Air Force RC-135 aircraft legally conducting routine operations over the southern Chinese Sea. in international airspace,” the U.S. Air Force said in a statement.
“We expect all countries in the Indo-Pacific region to use international airspace safely and in accordance with international law,” said a statement from the United States Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM), whose geographic jurisdiction in the Pacific and Southeast Asian region. .
US: number of unsafe interceptions increasing
Recently, however, there has been an alarming increase in unsafe aerial interceptions and engagements on the high seas by China People’s Liberation Army aircraft and ships, a USINDOPACOM spokesman said. “This latest incident reflects a worrying trend in unsafe and dangerous PLAN interceptions of grave concern to the United States.”
The US Indo-Pacific Joint Force is committed to a free and open Indo-Pacific region and will continue to fly and operate at sea and in international airspace with due regard for the safety of all ships and aircraft under international law. USA. Air Force said in a statement Advisory.
Source: Krone
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