A video released by the US Air Force shows a Chinese fighter performing what the US command described as an “unnecessarily aggressive maneuver”.
The Chinese government on Wednesday denounced the US “provocation” after an incident between a Chinese fighter and a US military reconnaissance plane over the South China Sea.
“These provocative and dangerous maneuvers are a source of problems for maritime security,” said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Mao Ning, stressing that “the United States must immediately stop these dangerous provocations.”
A Chinese J-16 fighter flew close to a US reconnaissance plane in international airspace over the South China Sea, forcing the US plane to go through a “turbulent wave”, according to video released by the US military.
The US command described the Chinese objection as an “unnecessarily aggressive maneuver.”
