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US Releases Videos of ‘Unsafe’ Encounters With Chinese Fighter Jets
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0:49Now PlayingThe US Defense Department released a series of declassified images and videos highlighting the "unsafe and unprofessional" behavior of Chinese fighter pilots toward their American counterparts in international airspace.
The 15 incidents above the East and South China Seas show People's Liberation Army pilots coming within some 20 feet (6 meters) of US aircraft, in some instances cutting in front of them. In one episode, a fighter jet performed a barrel roll under a US plane, forcing the pilot to take defensive measures to prevent a collision, the department said.
The US military has counted more than 180 such incidents over the past two years, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Ely Ratner said on Tuesday, adding that was more than in the decade leading up to 2021. “And when you take into account cases of coercive and risky PLA intercepts against other states, the number increases to nearly 300 cases against US, ally and partner aircraft over the last two years.”
Defense chiefs released the images taken between January 2022 and last month before handing Congress its China Military Power Report, which will highlight an “increasing trend of coercive and risky operational behavior by the PLA.”
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