WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - The U.S. military said on
Friday that Chinese military flights in the past week in the
South China Sea "at no time" posed any threat to a U.S. Navy
aircraft carrier strike group in the region but fit a pattern of
destabilizing and aggressive behavior by Beijing.
"The Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group closely
monitored all People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) and Air Force
(PLAAF) activity, and at no time did they pose a threat to U.S.
Navy ships, aircraft, or sailors," the U.S. military's Pacific
Command said in a statement.
A U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said
the Chinese aircraft did not come within 250 nautical miles of
the U.S. Navy vessels.