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US says China has stepped up ‘coercive’ and ‘risky’ behavior in South China Sea

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Chinese aircraft have sharply increased what the US says is “coercive and risky” behavior in the South China Sea in the last two years, US officials said, calling it a campaign to deny the US and its allies their right to fly in international airspace.

The US has recorded some 300 incidents since September 2021 that it characterized as unprofessional and potentially dangerous encounters by People’s Liberation Army aircraft, said Ely Ratner, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs. Of those 300 incidents, 180 involved the US military, Ratner said.

Asked for comment on Tuesday, Chinese Embassy spokesman Liu Pengyu said the country has taken all necessary measures and the US should stop spreading disinformation. Citing a report on Chinese actions that’s set to be released in the next few days, Ratner accused China of “a centralized and concerted campaign to perform these risky behaviors in order to coerce and change lawful US operational activity and that of US allies and partners.”

During one June 2022 encounter that lasted about five hours, four PLA aircraft conducted an intercept, including approaching a US plane within 40 feet and taking picture, the Pentagon statement said.

 

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