U.S. planes experienced over 180 encounters with Chinese aircraft in the past two years, more than occurred in the preceding two decades.
and images showing Chinese fighter planes flying dangerously close to U.S. aircraft in the East and South China seas, as tensions between Washington and Beijing continue to grow.
“This is yet another disturbing sign of the coercive and risky operational behavior,” Ratner said. “The skill and professionalism of American service members should not be the only thing standing between PLA fighter pilots and a dangerous, even fatal accident.” In the briefing, Ratner pointed to an incident in January, when a Chinese fighter jet approached a U.S. military aircraft while flying hundreds of miles per hour, clearly armed, closing in to just 30 feet away, as an example of provocative and risky behavior from Chinese aircraft.
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