Beijing has dismissed the Pentagon's accusations that a Chinese fighter jet flew too close to a US military aircraft off Hainan Island, blaming 'massive and frequent' surveillance for dangerous mid-air confrontations in state media.US Rear Admiral John Kirby had said on Friday the armed Chinese warplane came close to the American surveillance aircraft three times, flying underneath the American plane, at the P-8's nose and then in parallel with the wingtips, less than 30 feet (nine metres) apart. In approaching the P-8 Poseidon, the Chinese jet at one point performed a barrel roll, apparently to display its weapons, in what Kirby called a 'very dangerous' intercept. http://www.skynews.com.au/news/top-stories/2014/08/24/china-denies--dangerous--jet-pass.html
Yes.... you do... and wherever they wish it seems http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-28935996 Two Chinese military aircraft violated Taiwan's airspace on Monday, officials said, causing Taiwan to scramble jets. Taiwan said Chinese Y-8 maritime patrol planes entered the island's ADIZ (air defence identification zone) in both the morning and the afternoon. Taiwan scrambled planes which "followed them closely to make sure they left", an air force spokesman said.
