US plane forced to evade unsafe actions of Chinese jet

A US aircraft was forced to take evasive maneuvers after a Chinese People’s Liberation Army fighter jet performed a dangerous flight action over the South China Sea on Wednesday, December 21, according to the US Armed Forces. A statement posted to the US Indo-Pacific Command website said a Chinese jet flew in front of and within 20 feet of the nose of a US aircraft while it was lawfully conducting routine operations over the South China Sea in international airspace. The flight maneuvers and jet actions were caught on camera and the film has been released by the US Indo-Pacific Command. Footage posted to DVIDS shows a jet flying in front of another craft.

Credit: US Indo-Pacific Command via Storyful