NOV 24, 2002 DANGEROUS CLOSE ENCOUNTER China fighter jets fly near US spy plane The aircraft come within 75 m of each other in airspace off ChinaWASHINGTON - Two Chinese jet fighters came dangerously close to an American EP-3 reconnaissance aircraft last week during a mid-air encounter reminiscent of the April 2001 aerial collision that touched off a United States-China crisis. Two F-7 jets tracked the EP-3 as it flew in international airspace off the northern coast of China, The Washington Times quoted US intelligence officials as saying. One official said they came within 75 m of each other. The...