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A Chinese fighter jet came within 10 feet of an American B-52 bomber flying over the South China Sea, nearly causing an accident, the U.S. military said, underscoring the potential for a mishap as both countries vie for influence in the region.

China has been increasingly assertive in advancing its claims on most of the South China Sea as its territorial waters.

As a show of support for the Philippines against China, the U.S. has flown a pair of B-52 strategic bombers near the archipelago.

BANGKOK (AP) — A Chinese fighter jet came within 10 feet of an American B-52 bomber flying over the South China Sea, nearly causing an accident, the U.S. military said, underscoring the potential for a mishap as both countries vie for influence in the region. In the night intercept, the Shenyang J-11 twin-engine fighter closed […]

The incident nearly caused an accident and underscored the potential for a mishap as both countries vie for influence in the region.

A People’s Liberation Army Air Force J-11 flew within 10 ft. of a U.S. Air Force B-52 in the South China Sea this week.

Even as concerns mount in the US over a possible Chinese invasion of Taiwan, the flashpoint most likely to spark a conflict between the world’s largest economies is currently an immobile World War II-era ship sitting in waters further to the south. Recent months have seen water cannon fire, repeated close encounters and diplomatic protests,

Beijing blames Washington for the incident that almost caused an accident as the two compete for influence in region.

Image from the encounter U.S. Indo  Pacific Command SOUTH CHINA S

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