Posted on 09/23/2015 1:37:51 PM PDT by BenLurkin
A U.S. RC-135 aircraft operating above the Yellow Sea, approximately 80 miles east of the Shandong Peninsula, reported the September 15 incident after the Chinese jet passed in front of the RC-135, Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook told reporters.
"One of the maneuvers conducted by the Chinese aircraft during this intercept was perceived as unsafe by the RC-135 air crew and at this point, right now, there's no indication this was a near collision, but the report that came back was that the plane operated in an unsafe fashion," Cook said
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President Xi Jinping is in the United States and will have an official state visit Friday with his American counterpart, Barack Obama.
In a written interview with the Wall Street Journal, Xi downplayed differences between the two countries, saying "even family members don't always see eye to eye with each other."
As to China possibly flexing its military muscles, the President insisted his country's approach is "defensive in nature."
"In strengthening our defense and military,... we are not going after some kind of military adventure," Xi said. "It never crosses my mind."
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yeah, this used to be considered par for the course.
regards,
We live in the weenie world now.
No disrespect to the troops
Seems like an opportunity to get up close and personal.
the sad thing is, once the fight comes we are going to lose a lot of kids until we can right the ship. If we can.
I know it.
You’re right. Those were the best and memorable flights! I think we all understood it as a cat and mouse game.
Exactly, the stuff of legend
“Crazy Ivan”
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