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Chinese Pilot Claims Upside Down Maneuver Amid Tensions
10/9/2025
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Story summary
- Chinese pilot Li Chao says he flew his fighter upside down near a foreign aircraft during a 2024 training mission.
- The claim, reported by state media, resembles a Top Gun incident amid tensions.
- United States and its allies cite unsafe Chinese intercepts over international waters.
- Li Chao says the foreign aircraft provoked the encounter, and the jets have not returned.
