Video shows Chinese fighter jet come within 400 ft of US Air Force plane in ‘aggressive maneuver’

Frightening footage filmed from the cockpit of a US Air Force plane showed a Chinese fighter jet swerve dangerously close as the pair flew through international airspace over the South China Sea on Friday.

The Chinese jet could be seen swerving across the nose of the American plane — coming as close as 400 feet — forcing the Air Force pilot to fly through its wake and leaving the plane shuddering and the crew bouncing in heavy turbulence.

“A People’s Republic of China J-16 fighter pilot performed an unnecessarily aggressive maneuver during the intercept of a U.S. Air Force RC-135 aircraft,” the US Indo-Pacific Command said in a statement, according to ABC.

“The RC-135 was conducting safe and routine operations over the South China Sea in international airspace, in accordance with international law,” the Air Force said in a

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[TallulahSoie]

This happens quite often. Don't let them make you think it is a rare occurrence.
Russia and the US have been doing it for decades. It's a warning but mostly posturing.

[twig]

My goodness! Chinese planes... in the South *China* Sea!? Remind me who's supposed to be flying "aggressively close" here?

[CavGT]

This is nothing more than clickbait to try to push a narrative.

[MokonaTome]

Because some people cant be bothered to have a brain here. Despite the name the south China sea is not owned by China but international waters with many countries operating in or traversing them with civilian and military craft both air and surface here is a non exhaustive list of just some of the countries other than china that use it most often, Brunei, Cambodia, , Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.

[nihilistlivesmatter]

Just saying hi to all the incoming chinese bots

[ZZFE]

I would have sent 10 fighter jets to surround you.

[rodal]

Yeah. Ok....Another day protecting their motherland, and showing off.

[luluapple]

China should increase its military spending

[idkjames]

Just a headbutt maneuver. Really not that aggressive.

[pyjwkpp]

That’s why China needs to increase the military budget

[namenotavailable]

Looks like a little further than 400 feet.

[peeweeherman]

Apparently someone needs a new ruler for Christmas. Cause that's not 400 foot.

[LightHouseReveals]

If a Chinese jet flew close to untied states borders we would
do the same thing.

[dandavid]

“In South China Sea”😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 you acting like this happened in the U.S. propaganda at its best

[atompistol]

US airplane came within 100 miles of Chinese coastline. You didn’t think to include that fact? What would happen if Chinese military airplane come within 100 miles of US coastline?

[nadinecanabou]

where's the curve?looks pretty flat???

[buckfiden]

This was over the South China Sea???? Who is the aggressor????

[Tomerz.]

How is this aggressive? this is a tactic used by not only Russia and China but also many western nations in effort to disrupt an aerial convoy or make non-verbal contact to another aircrafts pilots. People also need to keep in mind that the U.S and many other countries (quite more regularly since February 2022) seem to be flying inside international airspace but very close to Chinas and Russia's border in effort to agitate a response from them, which if an unmanned drone or a gigantic bomber capable of causing mass causalities were doing the same to the country I am living in I would expect the exact same interception!

[Xaq]

We're flying over the South CHINA Sea and China is the ones being aggressive? REALLY? Why do you think that is?
lol

[Godaboveall_]

Fly any higher and youll see the flat earth