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US warns 'alarming increase' in aggressive Chinese intercepts

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A Chinese J-16 fighter flies close to a U.S. RC-135 aircraft in international airspace over the South China Sea on May 26, 2023. [U.S. Navy]

U.S. defense officials are warning of an "alarming increase" in aggressive intercepts from Chinese military aircraft and vessels following a close encounter between a Chinese fighter jet and a U.S. military plane in international airspace over the South China Sea last week.

These "risky" intercepts have the "potential to create an unsafe incident or miscalculation," said two U.S. defense officials who spoke about the incident on the condition of anonymity.

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