Video: Chinese fighter jet buzzes U.S. Air Force plane in ‘unnecessarily aggressive’ maneuver

By Paul McLeary

05/30/2023 04:31 PM EDT

A Chinese fighter jet conducted “an unnecessarily aggressive maneuver” by darting in front of an American surveillance plane over the South China Sea on Friday, according to the U.S. military.The incident, which was captured on video and released by the U.S on Monday , came as the U.S. Air Force RC-135 surveillance plane was flying in international airspace. The maneuver by the Chinese J-16 forced the U.S. plane to fly through the jet’s turbulence.“The United States will continue to fly, sail, and operate – safely and responsibly – wherever international law allows, and […]

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