A Chinese J-16 fighter jet cut in front of the nose of a U.S. Air Force RC-135 aircraft on May 26, the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said in a statement.
The United States Indo-Pacific Command has accused a Chinese fighter jet of engaging in an "unnecessarily aggressive maneuver" while intercepting a U.S. military reconnaissance aircraft in international airspace over the South China Sea.A Chinese J-16 fighter jet cut in front of the nose of the U.S. Air Force RC-135 aircraft, "forcing the U.S. aircraft to fly through its wake turbulence," on May 26, said the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command in a statement.
The Chinese J-16 fighter jet cut in front of the nose of the U.S. Air Force RC-135 aircraft, "forcing the U.S. aircraft to fly through its wake turbulence," said the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command inThe U.S. aircraft was conducting "safe and routine operations over the South China Sea in international airspace, in accordance with international law," according to the statement.The incident took place on Saturday and a video recording was posted on the Twitter account of the U.S.
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