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. 9News
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.
In a few minutes, a Chinese fighter jet armed with air-to-air missiles intercepts the US plane, nestling in just 150 metres off its port side. "PLA fighter aircraft, this is US Navy P-8A ... I have you off my left wing and I intend to proceed to the west. I request that you do the same, over." A picture of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy destroyer Changsha as seen on the computer screens of a US Navy P-8A reconnaissance jet over the South China Sea on Friday, February 24, 2023.Over the past several years, the South China Sea has emerged as a major potential flashpoint in the Asia Pacific.
The Paracel Islands, called the Xisha Islands by China, are in the northern part of the South China Sea, east of Da Nang, Vietnam, and south of China's Hainan Island.
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