Chinese fighter jet came within three meters of U.S. spy plane

A Chinese fighter jet flew inside 3 meters (10 feet) of a U.S. Air Pressure reconnaissance aircraft during an intercept last 7 days in excess of the South China Sea, forcing the U.S. aircraft to just take evasive maneuvers to stay away from a collision, the U.S armed service has discovered.

The revelation is the newest in what Washington has identified as a trend of progressively risky conduct by the Chinese military in its encounters with the U.S. and its allies and partners in the region.

In accordance to the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, the most recent incident, which took place on Dec. 21, involved a Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy J-11 fighter pilot, which “performed an unsafe maneuver” throughout an intercept of a U.S. Air Force RC-135 aircraft that it mentioned “was lawfully conducting program functions in excess of the South China Sea in intercontinental airspace.”