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Mid-air posturing sparks US-China verbal volley
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Mid-air posturing sparks US-China verbal volley
A Chinese J-11 fighter. (Internet photo)
The US and China are accusing each other of provocation over a recent situation in which a Chinese Shenyang J-11 fighter jet conducted an intercept of a US Navy surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft off China’s southern coast in international airspace, reports our Chinese-language sister newspaper China Times.
The intercept was described as “dangerous” when the Chinese J-11 did a Top Gun-style barrel roll just 20ft from a US jet on Aug. 19, according to the Daily Mail. This was registered as the fourth similar incident since March this year.
The Pentagon press secretary, rear admiral John Kirby, said Washington protested through diplomatic channels to China, saying that the Chinese pilot’s actions were unsafe and unprofessional.
According to Kirby, the Chinese J-11 attempted to intercept a P-8, an anti-submarine surveillance aircraft of the US Navy, 217 kilometers off China’s coast. The Chinese jet made several close passes by the Navy P-8 Poseidon plane, and did a barrel roll maneuver from the bottom of the P-8 to its top, exposing the fighter’s belly to show that it was armed, according to Kirby.
China has rebutted with the US pushing the limit with surveillance boundaries around China, tactics that make it difficult to create a sound atmosphere for bilateral military ties, according to the state-run Xinhua News Agency.
China’s defense ministry spokesman Yang Yujun said in a statement that the US’s rhetoric was “totally groundless” because the Chinese pilot was performing normal operations a safe distance from the P-8.
Rick Fisher, a senior researcher at the International Assessment and Strategy Center, said that the US increased its patrols in the South China Sea because China has been turning up the pressure on neighboring countries, many of which are diplomatic allies of the US.
Source: www.wantchinatimes.com
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