US sent 60 spy planes close to China in September: Beijing think tank

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US may be preparing for future long-distance missions in the South China Sea, according to a think tank in Beijing.

At least 60 American warplanes conducted close-up reconnaissance flights near China in September and the

It said several air refuelling aircraft sent to add fuel to the surveillance planes over the South China Sea had departed from the US’ military base in its western Pacific island territory of Guam. Of the specific reconnaissance flights, 13 planes flew to the Yellow Sea and three to the East China Sea while the Chinese military was conducting drills, according to the report.

Also in September, American RC-135S planes electronically disguised themselves as Malaysian civilian aircraft while flying close to Chinese airspace, the SCSPI said. The switch was also reported by Popular Mechanics magazine.

 

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