Chinese jet nearly collides with US plane after ‘dangerous intercept’

A Chinese fighter jet came within three meters of a US Air Force reconnaissance plane last week, prompting the US aircraft to take evasive maneuvers to avoid a collision, the US military said in a statement. The encounter between the Chinese Navy J-11 fighter jet, and the US RC-135 took place on December 21, according to the statement, which the US said ‘reflects a concerning trend of unsafe and dangerous intercept practices by the PLA that are of grave concern to the United States,’ referring to the rising military tensions between the two nations in the South China Sea. <br> <br>The US government has requested an explanation from the Chinese government; however, Beijing has yet to comment on the incident. <br> <br>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <br> <br>Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. <br>Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews <br>Follow us on Telegram: t.me/rtnews <br>Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RT_com