[blam]

U.S. Surveillance Plane Lands In China After Collision With (Chinese) Fighter

"He said a Chinese F-8 fighter sent to intercept the aircraft had bumped the U.S. plane in the process. The collision appeared accidental, he said. "

"The plane was based out of Kadena Air Force Base in Okinawa, Japan. Ford said it was over international waters when the incident occurred about 9:15 a.m. Sunday (8:15 p.m. EST Saturday)."

[Mariner]

"Ford said it was over international waters when the incident occurred about 9:15 a.m. Sunday (8:15 p.m. EST Saturday)."An accidental collision with a P-3 is a far cry from firing on a warship.

Several orders of magnitude different.

ANY battle group sent by the US Navy will be ready and able to completely humiliate the Chinese.

And, they will take a political humiliation over a military one any day.