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Cnn's ivan watson. >> reporter: this is a close encounter with a chinese war plane filmed just off the wing of a reconnaissance plane flying over the south china sea. we're getting a close-up look at a chinese fighter jet. the air crew here identifies it as a j-11, a two-seater armed with air to air missiles, and it has been shadowing this u.s. navy plane for about 15 minutes. it is pretty remarkable to see this chinese war plane operating at such close proximity. just several hundred feet away from our aircraft. the chinese fighter escort part of a regular routine. >> i would say it's another...

Back with a massive amount of rebuilding in that country. because they have been decimated by a country that has violated every law on the books, international law, human rights law, war crimes. so i think that president xi and president biden should be getting together, talking about ways we can reduce tensions. and the chinese have a major role to play. they're uninvolved directly but they could be in the future. if they are, that would set us off on a lower level than we are today with the chinese which is pretty low, in my opinion. i think that's dangerous for us. i think it is dangerous f...

Currently believed to be operating in these stormy waters. the plane spots a chinese-guided missile destroyer. >> u.s. aircraft. u.s. aircraft. [ inaudible ]. >> reporter: a cat and mouse game between two rival militaries in one of the most hotly contested regions in the world. ivan watson, cnn over the south china sea. >> pretty remarkable there. china building up its military presence in the south china sea. these tensions are simmering now. you can see it playing out in that piece we just showed our viewers. your sense as to whether this could become a flash point? >> oh, i think it could b...

Whitfield. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com tears, hugs and cheers in chile. some of the trapped miners, drilling teams broke through to where the mine vers been huddle together for more than two months. an executive at the company operating the drill called it a team effort. >> there's a good team of engineers and drillers, from many different companies, that came together and the job is done. the hole is down there, and i think that now is the time for the rescuers to come in and do their job. >> and the big question now, of course, when will those rescues happen? cnn carl pen hal