Risky intercepts show China's fighter pilots are 'willing to challenge' the US as their planes increasingly meet in the air, former aviator says

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A screenshot from the USINDOPACOM video showing a Chinese J-11 fighter jet intercepting a US Air Force B-52 aircraft.
INDOPACOM said the video the Chinese J-11 fighter pilot "executed an unsafe intercept" of a US Air Force B-52 aircraft in late October.

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Close calls around the world show that Russian and Chinese pilots want 'batting practice' against the US, top commanders say

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A Russian fighter flies close to a US MQ-9 over Syria in July 2023.

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With a trove of declassified images, the US is shining a light on risky Chinese maneuvers it says could lead to war

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A Chinese fighter jet during "a coercive and risky" intercept of a US plane over the South China Sea in June 2022.

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