A Chinese fighter jet approached dangerously close to a U.S. bomber overthe South China Sea. According to the U.S. military, a Chinese fighteraircraft came within three meters (10 feet) of an American B-52 bomber.
The American aircraft was flying over the South China Sea, and Beijing hasbeen held responsible for the incident, as Washington called for it. In astatement from the U.S.
Indo-Pacific Command on Thursday, it was said that this incident narrowlyavoided a collision, at a time when both countries are vying for influenceand trying to avoid any accidents.
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The military further stated, “We are concerned that the pilot was unawareof how close they came to a collision.” China’s foreign ministry, on theother hand, accused the U.S. of deliberately flying provocatively over theSouth China Sea.