Chinese planes coming with 20 feet of US fighter jets and 'flashing their weapons'

The Pentagon has declassified 15 videos of 'coercive and risky' behavior by Chinese pilots against US jets.

The footage shows Chinese aircraft harassing US assets during lawful flights in international airspace by shooting flares, 'flashing their weapons' and flying as close as 20 feet.

The maneuvers are among 180 instances of such behavior which have taken place since the Fall of 2021, more incidents than in the two preceding decades.

They also form part of what US officials believe to be a 'centralized and concerted campaign' to challenge American operations in Indo-Pacific region.

One shocking video from July 12 shows a Chinese People's Liberation Army fighter jet deploying eight flares just 900 feet from a US plane above the East China Sea.