Chinese fighter jets have reportedly flown in an "unprofessional" manner near a US Air Force aircraft flying above the Yellow Sea on Wednesday, according to a US official cited in a CNN report.
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Chinese fighter jets reportedly fly upside down, right above a US Air Force plane
This would be the second encounter this year.
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Two of China's Su-30 jets came within 150 feet of the US Air Force's WC-135 aircraft, nicknamed the "
The WC-135 has been deployed to the region in the past, due to the North Korean nuclear threat that has seen an uptick after recent missile tests. The aircraft is able to monitor nuclear weapons testing and can track radioactive activity by collecting samples of particles and chemical substances.
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