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Navy reconnaissance plane got the attention of a chinese jet unintentionally. this is a close encounter with a chinese war plane. filmed just off the wing of a u.s. navy reconnaissance plane flying over the south china sea. >> we are getting a closeup look at a chinese fighter jet. the two seater is armed with air to air missiles and it has been shadowing this u.s. navy plane now for about 15 minutes. it is pretty remarkable to see this chinese war plane operating at such close proximity. several hundred feet away from our aircraft. >> reporter: the chinese fighters escort part of a regular ro...

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...