The US military has sent a number of spy planes to patrol near China in recent days, according to a think tank. Photo: US Air Force
The US military has sent a number of spy planes to patrol near China in recent days, according to a think tank. Photo: US Air Force
South China Sea
China /  Diplomacy

US spy planes keep close eye on China amid live-fire military exercises

  • American aircraft goes unusually near naval base on east coast, think tank says
  • Patrols also carried out over disputed South China Sea, with aircraft going dark around Paracels, it says

Liu Zhen
Liu Zhen

Updated: 9:40pm, 21 Apr, 2021

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The US military has sent a number of spy planes to patrol near China in recent days, according to a think tank. Photo: US Air Force
The US military has sent a number of spy planes to patrol near China in recent days, according to a think tank. Photo: US Air Force
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