Chinese Fighter Pilot Recounts Tense 10-Meter Encounter with Foreign Military Jet in Disputed Airspace

Chinese Fighter Pilot Recounts Tense 10-Meter Encounter with Foreign Military Jet in Disputed Airspace

Chinese Army aviation unit under the Eastern Theater Command conducted 11 combat scrambles over a 10-day period. These maneuvers were in direct response to repeated foreign military provocations near China's coastline, according to firsthand accounts from frontline pilot Wang Ling. The incidents underscore the increasing frequency of close encounters between Chinese forces and foreign military aircraft in contested airspace.