Sébastien Le Belzic, edited by Alexandre Dalifard / Photo credit: HANDOUT / DVIDS / AFP
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06:46, June 01, 2023
After an incident between American and Chinese military planes, which took place over the China Sea, the head of American diplomacy Antony Blinken calls on Beijing to better communicate with Washington. So far, the two countries accuse each other of provocation.
US Foreign Minister Antony Blinken calls on Beijing to better communicate with Washington after an incident between US and Chinese military planes that took place over the China Sea. The two countries accusing each other of provocation.
Images worthy of the movie Top Gun
The images shot from the cockpit of the American RC-135 spy plane are worthy of the movie Top Gun. We see the Chinese fighter flying less than 120 meters from the American aircraft while performing maneuvers described as dangerous by the Pentagon. The scene takes place in international airspace above the China Sea. But an area is claimed by Beijing, which accuses this device of crossing a military site. Beijing speaks of provocation. “The United States continuously sends warships and military aircraft to conduct reconnaissance over China, which seriously jeopardizes our national security. China will continue to take necessary measures to safeguard its sovereignty.” , assures Mao Ning, spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Incidents that have multiplied in recent months against a backdrop of tensions between Beijing and Washington in this 800,000 square km area that has become a powder keg claimed by many countries only a stone’s throw from the coast of Taiwan.