Video captured the moment a Chinese fighter jet flew directly in front of a U.S. Air Force aircraft over the South China Sea. The Pentagon called it an “unnecessarily aggressive maneuver.” A senior U.S. official said there has been an increase of risky aerial intercepts and confrontations by Chinese aircraft.
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine government said Tuesday that it had filed a diplomatic protest against Beijing after Chinese jets flew dangerously close and fired a volley of flares in the path of a Philippine air force patrol plane over a disputed shoal in the South China Sea.
The command warned the Philippines to “stop its infringement, provocation, distortion and hyping-up.” The United States, Australia and Canada have reported similar actions by Chinese air force aircraft in the past in the South China Sea, where those nations have deployed forces to promote freedom of navigation and overflight. China has bristled at military deployments by the U.S. and its allies in the disputed region, calling it a danger to regional security.
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