Over the South China Sea, a PLA fighter intercepted an American P-8 Poseidon anti-submarine aircraft. Reported by the Daily Mail.
According to the publication, the Chinese warplane approached from a distance of 150 meters from the American plane and wanted to change course near the Paracel Islands. To avoid a collision, the American pilot had to turn his back.
The publication states that although the US does not recognize Chinese jurisdiction, China considers the Paracel Islands its territory.
Former Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin declarationHe said the United States would intervene if Philippine ships, planes and ships were attacked in the South China Sea.
This was expressed by the head of the Pentagon during a meeting with his Filipino colleague Carlito Galvez.
According to Austin, an armed attack on Philippine military forces, aircraft, and government vessels, including those belonging to the Coast Guard, anywhere in the South China Sea is under Part IV of the 1951 U.S.-Philippines Mutual Defense Agreement. It will trigger the mutual defense obligations of the United States under Art. .
Prior to that, the PLA Coast Guard ship sent A combat laser aboard a supply ship carrying supplies and personnel to the stranded Philippine ship, the Sierra Madre, used as a military base to control the waters around the Second Thomas Bank in the disputed Spratly archipelago.