Chinese aircraft intercept U.S. reconnaissance plane over South China Sea: Pentagon
Source: Reuters
Two Chinese tactical aircraft carried out an "unsafe" intercept of a U.S. military aircraft on May 17, the Pentagon said in a statement on Wednesday.
The incident took place in "international airspace" as the U.S. maritime patrol reconnaissance aircraft carried out "a routine U.S. patrol" in the South China Sea, the statement said.
Washington has accused Beijing of militarizing the South China Sea after creating artificial islands while Beijing, in turn, has criticized increased U.S. naval patrols and exercises in Asia.
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World | Wed May 18, 2016 5:38pm EDT
jpak
(41,760 posts)yup
Joe Chi Minh
(15,229 posts)JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,369 posts)(whatever that means in diplomatic-speak)
We're not going to start shooting at China. They'd call in the debt.
arcane1
(38,613 posts)Yet we have our military there on "patrol". It's not "militarizing" when WE do it
braddy
(3,585 posts)Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)China's been planning a takeover for awhile now to get a stranglehold on the lucrative shipping and fishing lines that are the economic lifeblood for the countries in that region. And despite the name, the South China Sea doesn't belong to them...
hack89
(39,171 posts)China is trying to turn international waters into national waters by building military bases on tiny reefs and islands in defiance of international law.
Odin2005
(53,521 posts)Fuck all this "Hate America First" shit.
Old Vet
(2,001 posts)Very concerning to its neighbors ya think? Don't kid yourself, Chinas military is a force to be reckoned with.