Chinese fighter jet intercepts U.S. plane in South China Sea

http://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-china-fighter-jet-intercept-20140822-story.html

An armed Chinese fighter jet conducted what Pentagon officials called an aggressive midair intercept of a U.S. Navy submarine-hunting aircraft during a routine patrol above international waters.

Pentagon spokesman Rear Adm. John Kirby said the incident occurred Aug. 19 about 135 miles east of Hainan island in the South China Sea and involved a Navy P-8 Poseidon plane.