A Chinese fighter jet intercepted a US reconnaissance aircraft over the South China Sea last week and performed an "unsafe manoeuvre," forcing the US aircraft to take evasive action, according to Indo-Pacific Command, the command responsible for overseeing US military operations in the region.On December 21, a Chinese Navy J-11 fighter jet flew within six metres of the nose of an RC-135 Rivet Joint, a US Air Force reconnaissance plane with about 30 people on board.In response, the RC-135 had to take "evasive manoeuvres to avoid a collision," INDOPACOM said in a statement.
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