"All operations are conducted in accordance with international law and demonstrate that the United States will fly, sail and operate wherever international law allows," Ross said. Last week, U.S. defense officials said two Chinese SU-30 jets conducted an unprofessional intercept of an American radiation-sniffing surveillance plane in the East China Sea. Pacific Air Forces spokeswoman Lt. Col. Lori Hodge said at the time that the Chinese aircraft approached a WC-135 Constant Phoenix aircraft - a modified Boeing C-135 - conducting a routine mission in international airspace in accordance with international law. The WC-135 crew characterized the intercept as unprofessional "due to the maneuvers by the Chinese pilot, as well as the speeds and proximity of both aircraft," Hodge said.

American spy plane crew is too cowardly to handle a Chinese jet flying too close to them.

[–] Madison_rogue@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

South China Seas, where China illegally has made claim to the territory in spite of international maritime law. Of course the U.S. will react this way when confronted by a threat in what's considered international waters by everyone except China.

[–] nonsense_boyo@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 1 year ago

I think you're just proving their point..

[–] BaroqueInMind@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Ok, then let's see your fat morbidly obese tankie-ass pilot a multi-ton & multi-million dollar aircraft at 800 miles per hour at ten thousand feet expertly.

[–] awwwyissss@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Go back to your own fork, Hexbear propagandist.

[–] Zoboomafoo@yiffit.net 2 points 1 year ago

American spy plane crew is too cowardly to handle a Chinese jet flying too close to them.

Uh yeah, pilots are famously shy and generally don't like it when other planes fly near them without asking