The fighter carried out a half tonneau to show the scout the weapons load under its wings. A maneuver considered hostile by the navigation code.
Yet another provocation to the US armed forces, following the approach to the identification zone of the west coasts of some strategic TU-95 Bear Russian bombers.
The Chinese aircraft approached the US Navy maritime patrol too much, a maneuver that could have provoked the reaction of the United States, with the risk of starting an armed confrontation between the aircraft in the area.
In this period of international tension, such provocations could lead to a global conflict. In fact, if one of the parties does not classify an act as a demonstration, but by mistake identify it in an aggression, this would generate an action and a consequent armed retaliation.
Giovanni Caprara
