The U.S. Defense Department says a Chinese fighter jet has conducted a "dangerous intercept" with a U.S. warplane off the coast of China.
Pentagon spokesman Rear Admiral John Kirby, says the Chinese jet made several close passes, coming within 10 meters of the U.S. Navy jet.
He also said Friday that it did a roll maneuver near the U.S. plane, a P-8 Poseidon jet.
Kirby said the incident took place Tuesday in international waters, 200 kilometers east of Hainan Island. Kirby said the U.S. jet was on a routine patrol.
The Pentagon spokesman also said the U.S. has lodged a protest to China over the incident.http://www.voanews.com/content/reu-us-protests-dangerous-intercept-of-navy-jet-by-chinese-warplane/2424790.html
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Pentagon spokesman Rear Admiral John Kirby, says the Chinese jet made several close passes, coming within 10 meters of the U.S. Navy jet.
He also said Friday that it did a roll maneuver near the U.S. plane, a P-8 Poseidon jet.
Kirby said the incident took place Tuesday in international waters, 200 kilometers east of Hainan Island. Kirby said the U.S. jet was on a routine patrol.
The Pentagon spokesman also said the U.S. has lodged a protest to China over the incident.http://www.voanews.com/content/reu-us-protests-dangerous-intercept-of-navy-jet-by-chinese-warplane/2424790.html
22/8/14
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White House calls Chinese move near U.S. plane a provocation...
ReplyDelete(Reuters) - The White House on Friday called a Chinese jet's close brush with a U.S. surveillance plane over Japan a deeply concerning provocation and said U.S. officials have protested to Beijing.
The Chinese plane came within 30 feet of the American aircraft recently, the Pentagon said earlier. Ben Rhodes, deputy White House national security adviser, told reporters the move was a "deeply concerning provocation."
"We have communicated directly to the Chinese government our objection to this type of action," Rhodes said.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/22/us-china-security-usa-idUSKBN0GM1SH20140822?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews
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