The Pentagon on Tuesday released newly declassified videos and images of 15 instances of what it calls 'coercive and risky' Chinese operational behavior against U.S. aircraft since January 2022.
The Pentagon declassified videos and photos of 15 incidents in which Chinese jets performed 'coercive and risky' maneuvers, sometimes within a mere 20 feet of U.S. jets in the Indo-Pacific region. The photos and video released Tuesday show a subset of what the Pentagon considers part of a 'centralized and concerted campaign' by China to change U.S. operations in the region. There have been more than 180 instances of 'coercive and risky' behavior against U.S.
According to the Pentagon, the jet sent eight flares just 900 feet from a U.S. plane. The most recent video is from September when a Chinese jet approached within just 50 feet of a U.S. plane over the South China Sea, according to the Pentagon. The 'coercive and risky' behavior is slightly less dangerous than the characterization of 'unsafe and unprofessional,' which is essentially when lives are at stake, the head of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Adm. John Aquilino said.
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