Chinese Jets Intercept U.S. Military Plane in East China Sea
- U.S. Air Force says jets conducted ‘unprofessional’ maneuvers
- Japan scrambles planes in separate incident involving drone
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Two Chinese SU-30 fighter jets intercepted an American military aircraft over the East China Sea on Tuesday, according to the U.S. Air Force.
“The interaction was considered unprofessional due to the maneuvers of the Chinese pilots and the speed,” Lieutenant Colonel Lori Hodge, spokesperson for Pacific Air Forces Command in Honolulu, said by phone Friday. She didn’t give further information on the exact maneuvers carried out by the Chinese jets.