Title:

 Pentagon says US, Chinese air encounter unintentional

Author:

AP

Source:

Inquirer.net

Date:

 February 11, 2017

Description:

BEIJING — The Pentagon said a close encounter between a Chinese early warning aircraft and a US Navy patrol plane over the South China Sea appeared to be unintentional and both pilots maintained professional radio contact, in the first such incident known to have taken place under President Donald Trump’s administration.