A US Air Force RC-135 aircraft flying close to Chinese Navy J-11 fighter jet over the South China Sea. © Chinese Defense Ministry
Global Times: US spy plane makes dangerous maneuvers against monitoring PLA airplane during close-in recon on China
It was a US RC-135 spy plane that engaged in dangerous maneuvers against a Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy J-11 fighter jet which was monitoring the US aircraft during the latter's close-in reconnaissance over the South China Sea, and the US intentionally misled the public, the PLA Southern Theater Command said on Saturday, releasing a video documenting the incident.
The US statement disregarded the truth and is pure slander and hype, said Senior Colonel Tian Junli, a spokesperson of the PLA Southern Theater Command, in a statement on Saturday.
Tian's statement is a response to a recent US military statement claiming a PLA Navy J-11 fighter jet came within six meters of a US Air Force RC-135 aircraft over the South China Sea on December 21, forcing the US aircraft to take evasive maneuvers to avoid a collision in international airspace, Reuters reported on Friday.
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Update: China accuses US of ‘slander and hype’ over air incident (RT)
WNU Editor: The Chinese have even supplied video (see above albeit only 28 seconds worth).