On Dec. 21, a U.S. military plane embroiled in a showdown with Chinese aircraft in the disputed South China Sea breached international law and undermined the safety of Chinese pilots, Chinas Defense Ministry spokesman claimed. However, the U.S. military asserted that a Chinese Navy J-11 fighter jet came within 10 feet of a U.S. Air Force RC-135 aircraft, prompting it to take circumventing measures to prevent a collision, and a U.S. military spokesman said that the Chinese jet came within 20 feet from the nose of the plane.
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