CHINA denied US accusations that its jets conducted an “unprofessional” intercept of an American radiation-sniffing surveillance plane in the East China Sea and urged Washington to stop such activities.
Last Wednesday Vendita Scarpe Nike Air Max Saldi , the two Chinese SU-30 jets approached a WC-135 Constant Phoenix aircraft — a modified Boeing C-135 — conducting a “routine mission” in international airspace in accordance with international law, Pacific Air Forces spokeswoman Lieutenant Colonel Lori Hodge said in a statement.
The WC-135 crew characterized the intercept as unprofessional “due to the maneuvers by the Chinese pilot, as well as the speeds and proximity of both aircraft,” Hodge said.
She declined to provide further details and said the issue would be addressed with China through “appropriate diplomatic and military channels.”
“We would rather discuss it privately with China,” Hodge said in an e-mail to The Associated Press. “This will allow us to continue building confidence with our Chinese counterparts on expected maneuvering to avoid mishaps.”
Chinese defense ministry spokesman Wu Qian said the American plane was conducting surveillance over the Yellow Sea — the northern part of the East China Sea — and that the Chinese jets moved to identify and verify the plane in accordance with laws and regulations.
Wu blamed surveillance by US planes and vessels as the “root cause of military security problems concerning sea and air” between the two countries and urged the US to stop such activities.
China declared an air defense identification zone over a large section of the East China Sea in 2013.
China has demanded foreign aircraft operating within the zone declare their intentions and follow Chinese instructions. Hodge declined to say whether Wednesday’s incident was within the self-declared Chinese zone.
“US military aircraft routinely transit international airspace throughout the Pacific, including the East China Sea,” she said. “This flight was no exception.”
Unexpected and unsafe intercepts involving US and Chinese military aircraft have occurred occasionally over the South China Sea. China objects to US military activities, especially the collection of signals intelligence by US craft operating near the coast of its southern island province of Hainan, home to several military installations.
In recent years Scarpe Nike Air Max Saldi Spedizione Gratuita , the sides have signed a pair of agreements aimed at preventing such encounters from sparking an international crisis, as happened in April 2001 when a Chinese jet fighter collided with a US surveillance plane over the South China Sea, leading to the death of the Chinese pilot and China’s detention of the 24 US crew members for 10 days.
LAGOS, May 14 (Xinhua) -- The Nigerian government has called for heightened vigilance and intensified awareness efforts on symptoms of hemorrhagic fevers following the outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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DR Congo's health ministry on Friday confirmed the outbreak of an Ebola epidemic in its northern region. Local authorities said three deaths have been reported among nine suspected cases of the Ebola virus since April 22.
The minister urged Nigerians not to panic as the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) was equipped to secure the health of citizens.
He said NCDC had been strengthening states capacities to detect, manage and respond to hemorrhagic fevers, including Lassa fever.
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The minister directed all health workers to maintain a high index of suspicion, by screening all fevers for Ebola and other hemorrhagic fevers.
Meanwhile, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has assured citizens of adequate surveillance at the nation's airports following the outbreak of Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Henrietta Yakubu, FAAN's spokesperson, said there was no direct flight from Congo to Nigeria.
Yakubu also assured that all the preventive measures being put in place at the airports were still in place.
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Nigeria was able to curtail the disease and was subsequently declared Ebola free by WHO.
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