China demands from the United States to stop reconnaissance flies aircraft “over Chinese waters,” China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hong Lei said on June 8 during the daily press briefing. Hong Lei made the remarks in response to a U.S. claim on China’s “unsafe” interception of an American aircraft over the East China Sea.
“The United States’ frequent reconnaissance over Chinese waters, which severely undermines China’s maritime and air safety, is the real source of danger,” Hong said, adding that China has the right to take defensive measures.
We remember, U.S. Pacific Command said in a statement that Chinese fighter jets carried out an “unsafe” intercept of an US RC-135 reconnaissance plane over the East China Sea.
