US China risky intercept
A Chinese fighter jet during "a coercive and risky" intercept of a US plane over the South China Sea in June 2022.
  • The US has released a trove of declassified photos and videos of Chinese intercepts of US aircraft.
  • The US said the imagery shows a "concerted campaign" to use risky behavior to change US behavior.
  • Risky intercepts have caused accidents before, and there's growing fear an accident now could lead to war.

The US Defense Department on Tuesday released a trove of declassified photos and videos it says show the aggressive and dangerous intercepts China is increasingly conducting against US aircraft over the South and East China seas.