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No Evidence Chinese Aircraft's Near Miss With US Plane Intentional - DoD
No Evidence Chinese Aircraft's Near Miss With US Plane Intentional - DoD
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There has been no sign of malevolent intent by Chinese pilots as the reconnaissance airplane they piloted came very close to a US Navy surveillance airplane on... 10.02.2017, Sputnik International
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No Evidence Chinese Aircraft's Near Miss With US Plane Intentional - DoD
18:17 GMT 10.02.2017 (Updated: 11:32 GMT 06.08.2022) There has been no sign of malevolent intent by Chinese pilots as the reconnaissance airplane they piloted came very close to a US Navy surveillance airplane on Wednesday, Department of Defense spokesman Capt. Jeff Davis told reporters during a briefing.
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — Davis explained the incident took place near Scarborough Shoal when the Chinese KJ-200 "crossed the nose of the P-3 causing the P-3 to have to turn immediately."
"A US P-3 Orion and Chinese KJ-200 came within 1000 feet of each other on February 8, but there is no evidence that the close encounter was intentional," Davis said on Friday.
28 October 2016, 15:38 GMT
However, Davis noted that such incidents, compared to flyby incidents that have occurred 20 years ago, are rare.
US-Chinese interactions are now largely professional and safe, he added.
In the present case, radio contact between the two aircraft was conducted professionally, Davis concluded.
