Close Encounter: Chinese Fighter Jet Buzzes US B-52 Bomber in Dramatic Dogfight

The US Indo-Pacific Command has released a video showing a Chinese fighter jet conducting an "unsafe intercept" of a US B-52 bomber in the South China Sea, with the aircraft coming as close as 10 feet. The US has reported a significant increase in aggressive behavior by Chinese pilots, documenting over 180 such incidents since the fall of 2021. The Pentagon has expressed concern about the lack of communication from the People's Liberation Army and the potential for an operational incident or miscalculation to escalate into a crisis or conflict.