China’s state broadcaster has released full video footage showing two of its advanced J-16 fighter jets intercepting a foreign aircraft that it claims breached Chinese territorial airspace over disputed waters.
The video, aired by China Central Television (CCTV), captures what Beijing alleges was a “routine defensive maneuver” after a foreign military aircraft reportedly crossed into China’s territorial sea boundary.
In the footage, the twin-engine J-16 jets can be seen closely shadowing the foreign aircraft, issuing radio warnings, and signaling it to exit what China describes as its airspace.
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The release of the video appears to be both a show of force and a message to rival powers operating near China’s maritime claims. It comes at a time of heightened tensions between Beijing and Western nations, particularly the United States, over freedom of navigation operations and military surveillance flights in the region.
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