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China claims US spy plane disguised as a Philippines plane flies over Yellow Sea

US military has used the same trick over 100 times in 2020
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China claims a US spy aircraft disguises as a Philippines aircraft to spy on China flew over the Yellow Sea located between China and Korea.

A Beijing-based South China Sea Strategic Situation Probing Initiative reported that a US Air Force plane changed its aircraft identification code as it flew over the Yellow Sea on Tuesday. The aircraft disguised itself to appear like a Philippine aircraft, responding with a different hex code.

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Location of Yellow Sea


Following last week report of a US aircraft disguised as a Malaysian civilian aircraft that flew close to Chinese airspace, this is the second incident as tensions rise around the Asia-Pacific region.

China’s foreign minister has stated that the US military has used the same trick over a 100 times in 2020 already.

The head of US Air Force, Kenneth Wilsbach responded earlier that the aircraft had operated within the jurisdiction of international rules.

Alfred Lee
Journalist at News Asia Today. I write about topics related to lifestyle and entrepreneurship in Asia. Feel free to reach out to me at alfred [at] newsasiatoday.com. Also a big time foodie.