According to the press Secretary of the Pentagon, US aircraft was intercepted by two Chinese J-10 when he flew in international airspace over the East China sea.

Chinese fighter J-10 was armed and approaching the mark of 300 feet in front of the American reconnaissance plane EP-3, resulting in a naval aircraft took "evasive action", - said the employee of the defense industry in the USA. The official added that the interception involved was the second armed fighter J-10, but only one of the aircraft acted "unsafe".

"EP-3 flying in international airspace in the East China sea, was intercepted by two Chinese J-10," he told reporters Monday at the Pentagon, captain, U.S. Navy Jeff Davis.

Davis said that "unsafe" behavior is due to the fact that one of the Chinese fighters flew under the American aircraft "high-speed" then slowed down and climbed in front of the American aircraft, forcing the American pilot "to take evasive action to prevent collision."

According to American officials, the interception occurred approximately 80 nautical miles East of mainland China in international airspace. China supports the "zone of identification of air defense" the greater part of the East China sea, which the United States does not recognize.
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