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Pentagon releases footage of hundreds of 'highly concerning' aircraft intercepts by Chinese planes

Headline from WMUR, on the newest of 2 developments

The Pentagon has released footage of some of the more than 180 intercepts of U.S. warplanes by Chinese aircraft.

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Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. US accuses China of ‘coercive and risky’ behavior in the air over the Pacific

    Headline from KTVZ Bend ·

  2. Newest

    Pentagon releases footage of hundreds of 'highly concerning' aircraft intercepts by Chinese planes

    Headline from WMUR ·

Reports & sources

25 articles, oldest first.

  1. KTVZ Bend

    US accuses China of ‘coercive and risky’ behavior in the air over the Pacific (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    By Natasha Bertrand and Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — The US has seen more instances of “coercive and risky” behavior from Chinese pilots against US aircraft in the last two years over the East and South China Seas than in the entire decade before that, the Pentagon’s top official in charge of securi…

  2. Military.com

    Pentagon Declassifies Evidence of China's Increased Harassment of US Forces in Western Pacific (opens Military.com)

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    Military.com's feed description

    The Pentagon warned Tuesday that China has dramatically increased the number of harassing encounters with the U.S. military in the Pacific.

  3. Washington Examiner

    Pentagon raises alarm over Chinese military's 'sharp increase in coercive and risky' behavior (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    The number of risky or reckless maneuvers conducted by Chinese military pilots near U.S. aircraft in the Asia-Pacific over the last two years has dramatically increased, according to U.S. defense officials.

  4. Washington Times

    Pentagon warns risky and coercive China air encounters could trigger a war (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    China is engaged in a systematic program of military intimidation and coercion involving dangerous jet intercepts of U.S. and allied aircraft that could trigger a U.S.-China conflict, the Pentagon’s senior policymaker for Asia said Tuesday.

  5. New York Post

    US planes had over 180 ‘coercive and risky’ encounters with Chinese aircraft since 2021: Pentagon (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    US military aircraft have had over 180 dangerous mid-air encounters with Chinese warplanes since 2021 — representing more instances than in the preceding two decades, the Pentagon revealed Tu…

  6. WMUR

    Pentagon releases footage of hundreds of 'highly concerning' aircraft intercepts by Chinese planes (opens WMUR)

    Published

    WMUR's feed description

    The Pentagon has released footage of some of the more than 180 intercepts of U.S. warplanes by Chinese aircraft.

  7. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    ‘Highly concerning': US releases footage of hundreds aircraft intercepts by Chinese planes (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    The Pentagon has released footage of some of the more than 180 intercepts of U.S. warplanes by Chinese aircraft that have occurred in the last two years.

  8. RedState

  9. Politico

    Watch: Pentagon releases new footage showing uptick in Chinese jets harassing U.S. aircraft (opens Politico)

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    Politico's feed description

    U.S. planes experienced over 180 encounters with Chinese aircraft in the past two years, more than occurred in the preceding two decades.

  10. The Guardian

    US accuses China of pattern of ‘dangerous’ air force manoeuvres against military planes (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Pentagon cites more than 180 incidents of aggression against US aircraft over the East and South China seas

  11. Fox News

    US had over 180 risky interactions with Chinese aircraft over last 2 years, DOD warns (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    The U.S. Department of Defense told the media Tuesday that close to 200 Chinese aircraft have initiated incidents of "coercive" and "risky" behavior over the last two years.

  12. Triblive

    Pentagon releases footage of hundreds of 'concerning' aircraft intercepts by Chinese planes (opens Triblive)

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    Triblive's feed description

    WASHINGTON — The Pentagon has released footage of some of the more than 180 intercepts of U.S. warplanes by Chinese aircraft that have occurred in the past two years — more than the total number over the previous decade and part of a trend U.S. military officials called concerning. The

  13. NBC News

    U.S. releases footage of aircraft intercepts by Chinese planes (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The 180 intercepts in the last two years are more than the total amount over the previous decade, part of a trend that U.S. military officials called concerning.

  14. UPI

    Pentagon: China increasing harassment of U.S., ally aircraft in Indo-Pacific as part of 'concentrated campaign' (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    Chinese warplanes are increasing their harassment of U.S. and ally military aircraft in the East and South China Seas to intimidate them "into giving up their rights under international law," Pentagon officials said.

  15. Al Jazeera

    US accuses China’s Air Force of ‘risky’ behaviour in skies above Pacific (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Detailing more than 180 Chinese intercepts in past two years, Pentagon warns of dangers of such incidents.

  16. The Garden Island

    U.S.: Chinese aircraft intercepts ‘highly concerning’ (opens The Garden Island)

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    The Garden Island's feed description

    WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Pentagon has released footage of some of the more than 180 intercepts of U.S. warplanes by Chinese aircraft that have occurred in the last two years — more than the total amount over the previous decade and part of a trend U.S. military officials called concerning.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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