China, 'US spy plane in our no-fly zone'

An American spy plane entered the Chinese no-fly zone where military maneuvers were underway: this is the complaint of the spokesman of the Defense Ministry, Wu Qian, according to which a U-2 reconnaissance jet flew without permission in the northern military region of 'People's Liberation Army. "It has seriously interfered in the normal activities of the maneuvers and seriously violated the code of conduct on bilateral security, for air and sea, and international standards". The US action, called "an obvious provocation", could have "easily led to errors of judgment and even accidents".