China: Intercept of US plane professional

BEIJING: China has denied United States allegations that two Chinese fighter jets acted unprofessionally in intercepting an American military plane earlier this week, saying that its aircraft were acting in accordance with the law. “On May 17, a US reconnaissance aircraft was operating in airspace over the Yellow Sea (the northern part of the East China Sea), and Chinese aircraft acted to identify and investigate in accordance with the law,” the Ministry of Defence said on Friday, calling the action “professional” and “safe”. Agencies