The US Navy patrol aircraft flying Vietnam and the China Sea was intercepted at close

Chinese fighters left after about 15 minutes with the P-8 patrol aircraft, while the US patrol aircraft also flew over two Chinese navy destroyers while returning to the base of Okinawa, Japan, one in the northern Philippines, and the other in Taiwan.Outside the east coast.

(Washington Comprehensive News) A patrol aircraft with a media reporter with a media reporter in the South China Sea was accompanied by a close contact with Chinese fighter planes.US officials said that similar incidents occur almost every day, and the danger is increasing, but the United States will continue to counterattack China's challenge to the rules of international waters.

CNN and Wall Street Journal and other media reporters such as CNN (CNN) and Wall Street Journal Flying on Friday (February 24) flying with the U.S. Navy P-8 patrollers to Vietnam and China, observing US military personnel using sensors such as cameras, radar and other sensors to observe the islandShip, airplane and facilities.

When the patrol aircraft flew 48 kilometers away from the Paracel Islands (known as the Xisha Islands), the reporter heard the warning of the Chinese People's Liberation Army airport on the plane: "American aircraft, 12 more miles more miles, more than 12 nautical miles(About 22 kilometers) that is the Chinese airspace, don't approach anymore, otherwise you will bear all your responsibilities yourself. "

A few minutes later, a Chinese fighter equipped with air-to-air missiles took off to intercept the US military patrol aircraft and flew about 152 meters on the left wing of the P-8.CNN reporters described him that he could see the Chinese pilot turned to look at them, and he could also see the red star logo and missiles on the rear of the fighter.

When the US military patrol aircraft saw the China Changsha missile destroyer near the Philippines, it once dropped to about 304.8 meters to observe, and it was warned by the Chinese military again.

CNN reports that for the accompanying American media, this is another clear example of the tension between the South China Sea and China and the United States.

However, the 10th patrol squadron commander of the United States, Heines, is accustomed to saying: "This is just another Friday noon of the South China Sea (patrol)."

He said that patrol tasks can help maintain international norms, support American partners, and ensure free trade in international waters.Heins believe that there must be a response to China's challenge to the existing order.

The U.S. Navy's Western Pacific and Indian Ocean reconnaissance aircraft commanders Tollason told the Wall Street Journal: "Long -term trend is that Chinese fighter pilots are getting more and more aggressive."