The US Defense Department has raised strong concerns about risky operational behavior by Chinese military aircraft in international airspace, including flying dangerously close to US military planes.
The Defense Department released images and videos on Tuesday showing 15 cases of "coercive and risky operational behavior" by Chinese fighter aircraft in the East and South China Sea regions.
The images and videos were shot between January 2022 and September 2023.
Video from May 2022 shows a Chinese fighter jet cross under a US military plane in the East China Sea.
The Defense Department says "the US pilot opened some distance between the two planes" but the Chinese pilot re-approached at a distance of about 3 meters below the US plane.
Another video from July this year captures a Chinese fighter jet deploying flares in the East China Sea. Flares are heat-sources used to evade missiles.
The Defense Department says it has seen more than 180 such incidents since the fall of 2021, which is more than in the decade before that.
The commander of US Indo-Pacific Command, Admiral John Aquilino, said at a news conference that he is "most concerned about the potential for accidents," and that "those accidents could lead to miscalculation."
The Defense Department released images and videos on Tuesday showing 15 cases of "coercive and risky operational behavior" by Chinese fighter aircraft in the East and South China Sea regions.
The images and videos were shot between January 2022 and September 2023.
Video from May 2022 shows a Chinese fighter jet cross under a US military plane in the East China Sea.
The Defense Department says "the US pilot opened some distance between the two planes" but the Chinese pilot re-approached at a distance of about 3 meters below the US plane.
Another video from July this year captures a Chinese fighter jet deploying flares in the East China Sea. Flares are heat-sources used to evade missiles.
The Defense Department says it has seen more than 180 such incidents since the fall of 2021, which is more than in the decade before that.
The commander of US Indo-Pacific Command, Admiral John Aquilino, said at a news conference that he is "most concerned about the potential for accidents," and that "those accidents could lead to miscalculation."
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U.S. Defense Department expresses concern over risky Chinese military aircraft behavior in international airspace, including near U.S. planes. Over 180 such incidents occurred since late 2021, a significant increase from the previous decade. Incidents include close approaches and deployment of
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URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20231018_11/
Date: Oct. 18, 2023
Created: 2023/10/18 18:30
Updated: 2025/12/08 22:25
Last Read: 2023/10/18 19:59