USA: This month, a Chinese military aircraft flew within 10 feet of a US aircraft, according to officials.

According to a statement released on Thursday by the United States Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM), the incident took place on December 21 in the South China Sea.

USINDOPACOM reported that on December 21 (China Standard Time), a People's Liberation Army-Navy J-11 fighter pilot engaged in an unsafe maneuver while attempting to intercept a US Air Force RC-135, which was on a routine flight to the south Was flying the mission legally. China Sea in international airspace.

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The nose of the RC-135 aircraft was only 20 feet away from the People's Liberation Army aircraft. The American craft were forced to make an evasive maneuver to avoid a collision.

The US Indo-Pacific Joint Force is committed to a free and open Indo-Pacific region, and will continue to fly, sail, and operate in international airspace with due consideration for the safety of all aircraft and vessels. Law.

"We expect all countries in the Indo-Pacific region to use international airspace safely and in accordance with international law," USINDOPACOM said in its conclusion.

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As tensions between the mainland and the island of Taiwan have risen in recent months, the People's Republic of China has become more aggressive.

The Chinese military launched a 24-hour show of force against the self-governing island after China expressed its displeasure over clauses related to Taiwan in the US annual defense spending bill, according to Taiwan's Defense Ministry.

The Communist Party's People's Liberation Army has been sending ships or planes toward the island on an almost daily basis as part of China's growing military crackdown on Taiwan, which it claims is its own territory.

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According to Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense, 47 of the Chinese planes crossed the middle of the Taiwan Strait between 6 a.m. Sunday and 6 a.m. Monday, an informal border once tacitly acknowledged by both sides.