China says American U-2 spy plane entered its exercise area

[Test7]

China’s Ministry of Defense says an American U-2 spy plane had entered a no-fly zone during an live-firing exercise by the PLA Northern Theater Command on Aug. 25.

国防部新闻发言人吴谦就美军机擅闯我演习禁飞区发表谈话 - 中华人民共和国国防部

中方要求美方立即停止此类挑衅行动，以实际行动维护本地区和平稳定。

www.mod.gov.cn

 

[SHOX]

Wow, they complain a lot for someone encroaching an entire sea and regularly trespassing Taiwanese Airspace.

 

[Gary]

That's quite an escalation

 

[SHOX]

That's quite an escalation

Is it, I see this as an eventuality. The past 3-4 years has been escalation and confrontation. Its surprising there hasnt been a mishap.

 

[Ryder]

B52 and the U2 plane are two work horses I dont think they will go anywhere.

This cold war piece of hardware is still proving its worth.

 

[Captain_Azeri_76]

The same U2 which almost made the WW3 happen in the 60s -

 

[Anmdt]

At least they were able to detect it, it is something .