US and Chinese jets engage in rare standoff over Yellow Sea: Reports

South Korean media claims that U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) and Chinese jets engaged in a “rare” standoff over the Yellow Sea on Wednesday (February 18). According to reports, around 10 U.S. F-16s and an unknown number of Chinese fighters were involved. Allegedly, the US fighters took off from the Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek (about 60 kilometers south of Seoul) in South Korea, before flying west over the Yellow Sea during what has been called a “training mission.” During this mission, the F-16s approached China’s designated Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ). In response, China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) air force…