Friday, 29 September, 2023
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China says US plane in South China Sea incident 'broke into' military training area

BEIJING - The Chinese military on Wednesday said a US surveillance aircraft involved in a confrontation last week over the South China Sea "broke into" a military training area.

"A US RC-135 reconnaissance plane deliberately broke into our training area to carry out reconnaissance and interference," Chinese military spokesperson Zhang Nandong said in a statement, adding that China had sent aircraft to track and monitor the jet "in accordance with laws and regulations".