The US military says a Chinese navy J-11 fighter pilot performed an ‘unsafe’ manoeuver over the South China Sea. Photo: US Indo-Pacific Command Public Affairs
The US military says a Chinese navy J-11 fighter pilot performed an ‘unsafe’ manoeuver over the South China Sea. Photo: US Indo-Pacific Command Public Affairs
South China Sea
China /  Military

Chinese fighter jet flies metres from US military plane in ‘unsafe’ South China Sea encounter

  • The PLA J-11 soars three metres from American reconnaissance plane’s wing then comes within six metres of its nose, according to US military
  • The American pilot is forced to take ‘evasive manoeuvres’ to avoid crash

Kinling Lo
Kinling Lo in Beijing

Updated: 7:07pm, 30 Dec, 2022

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The US military says a Chinese navy J-11 fighter pilot performed an ‘unsafe’ manoeuver over the South China Sea. Photo: US Indo-Pacific Command Public Affairs
The US military says a Chinese navy J-11 fighter pilot performed an ‘unsafe’ manoeuver over the South China Sea. Photo: US Indo-Pacific Command Public Affairs
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