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US Asks China for Dialogue After ‘Unsafe’ RC-135 Intercept—But No Talks Set

Jan. 17, 2023 | By Chris Gordon
Despite a public plea by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III to open up lines of communications following a dangerous near-miss between American and Chinese jets last month, the U.S. and China have not held top-level military conversations recently, and there are no set ...

RC-135 Takes Evasive Maneuvers after ‘Unsafe’ Chinese Fighter Intercept

Jan. 3, 2023 | By Chris Gordon
The American and Chinese militaries are trading blame after a close call between two warplanes over the South China Sea on Dec. 21, as a Chinese fighter jet came within a few yards of a U.S. Air Force RC-135 Rivet Joint over the South China ...

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