The United States has accused a Chinese fighter jet of performing an “unnecessarily aggressive maneuver” against one of its aircraft during a flight over the South China Sea, a disputed region of significant strategic importance.In a written statement on Tuesday, the US Indo-Pacific Command — the armed forces branch overseeing the region — said its aircraft was conducting “safe and routine operations” in “international airspace” when it was intercepted by the Chinese J-16 jet.Its pilot “flew directly in front of the nose of the RC-135, forcing the US aircraft to fly through its wake turbulence”, according to the press release.
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