Chinese fighters buzz US surveillance plane, underlining strategic mistrust
BEIJING — Two Chinese fighter jets have buzzed a U.S. spy plane that sniffs out nuclear radiation as it flew over the East China Sea, underlining Beijing’s discomfort with American surveillance in its neighborhood. The incident, reported Friday, also comes amid disagreement between the two countries on how to confront the nuclear and missile programs of North Korea, which depends on China as its main economic lifeline. [North Korea showed off a lot of missiles. What might be their targets?] ..>> view originalAnthony Weiner pleads guilty to underage sexts, faces prison time
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