Feb 11, 2017
US military airplanes have ‘unsafe’ encounter over South China Sea
US military airplanes have ‘unsafe’ encounter over South China Sea
A Chinese military aircraft had an “unsafe” encounter with a US Navy surveillance aircraft near a contested reef in the South China Sea, the US Pacific Command said Friday.
The two planes came within 1,000 feet (300 meters) of each other during Wednesday’s incident near the Scarborough Shoal, which is claimed by both the Philippines and China, according to Pentagon spokesman Jeff Davis.
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