China Warns U.S. Over Surveillance Flights
Posted on AllSides August 28th, 2014
From The Left
Beijing has rejected U.S. claims that one of its fighter jets acted recklessly in intercepting a U.S. Navy maritime patrol plane in the South China Sea last week, warning Washington to curtail or discontinue "close surveillance" flights near Chinese territory.
"According to different situations we will adopt different measures to make sure we safeguard our air and sea security of the country," Defense Ministry spokesman Yang Yujun said at a news briefing.
"If the United States really hopes to avoid impacting bilateral relations, the best course of action is to...