Chinese Jet Fighters Step Up Pressure on U.S. Aircraft Over South China Sea

Chinese fighter jet confronts US Navy plane with TV crew aboard

The US Navy reconnaissance jet flies at 21,500 feet over the South China Sea, 50 kilometres from the contested Paracel Islands, a group of about 130 small atolls, the biggest of which are home to Chinese military bases.A voice, saying it's coming from a People's Liberation Army (PLA) airport, crackles over the radio of the US Navy P-8 Poseidon as a CNN crew, given rare access aboard the US flight, listens in."American aircraft. Chinese airspace …

Chinese jet armed with missiles intercepts US aircraft over South China Sea: Report

A Chinese jet, armed with missiles, settled a few hundred feet from the wing of a US patrol aircraft and escorted it for 15 minutes before turning away over the South China Sea.

Chinese military orders US Navy plane to stay away from its airspace

In a sign of growing tension between China and the US, the Chinese military warned a US plane to leave its airspace over the South China Sea.

Chinese Fighter Jet Flies within 500 Feet of Navy Plane with CNN, NBC News Crew Aboard

Chinese fighter jet confronts US Navy plane with CNN crew aboard as tensions simmer in South China Sea

CNN By Ivan Watson and Emiko Jozuka, CNN The US Navy reconnaissance jet flies at 21,500 feet over the South China Sea, 30 miles from the contested Paracel Islands, a group of about 130 small atolls, the biggest of which are home to Chinese military bases. A voice, saying it’s coming from a People’s Liberation

Chinese fighter jet flies within 500 feet of U.S. patrol over South China Sea

ABOARD A U.S. PATROL AIRCRAFT