China’s Fighter Jet Flew Dangerously Close To U.S. Military Aircraft | US Vs China | China USA News

China’s Fighter Jet Flew Dangerously Close To U.S. Military Aircraft | US Vs China | China USA NewsA Chinese military plane came within 20 feet (6 meters) of a U.S. Air Force aircraft and forced it to take evasive maneuvers to avoid a collision in international airspace over the South China Sea last week, the U.S. military said on Thursday (December 29).A video released by the U.S. Department of Defense showed the close encounter, which followed what the United States has called a recent trend of increasingly dangerous behavior by Chinese military aircraft.The incident, which involved a Chinese Navy J-11 fighter jet and a U.S. Air Force RC-135 aircraft, took place on Dec. 21, the U.S. military added in a statement.In a meeting with his Chinese counterpart in November, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin raised the need to improve crisis communications, and also noted what he called dangerous behavior by Chinese military planes.Australia's defense department said in June that a Chinese fighter aircraft dangerously intercepted an Australian military surveillance plane in the South China Sea region in May.