A Pentagon spokesman today labeled two Chinese fighter aircraft observing a U.S. reconnaissance aircraft in international airspace off China's southeast coast a "non-event." Agence France-Presse reported today that two Chinese fighters intercepted the U.S. Air Force RC-135 aircraft over the South China Sea. Pentagon spokesman Rear Adm. Craig Quigley confirmed two Chinese F-8 fighters had approached the "Rivet Joint" aircraft. "They did not come very close to the Rivet Joint," Quigley said. "We do not consider this to be a...
