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China says US plane in South China Sea incident ‘broke into’ military training area

Beijing blames US 'provocation' for South China Sea fighter jet incident

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”.

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