China tells US to halt spy plane flights

[The Northerner]

China has demanded that the United States stop spy plane flights near the Chinese coast, saying they have "severely harmed" trust between the two countries, state-run media reported on Wednesday.

The comments came after Taiwanese media reported two Chinese fighter jets attempted to scare off an American U2 reconnaissance plane that was collecting intelligence on China while flying along the Taiwan strait in late June.

Beijing's defence ministry said the US must discontinue such flights, calling them a "major obstacle" as the two Pacific powers try to put a series of military disputes behind them, China's Global Times reported.

The flights "severely harmed" mutual trust, the paper quoted the ministry as saying.

Read more: http://www.hindustantimes.com/China-tells-US-to-halt-spy-plane-flights/Article1-726089.aspx

[denbot]

1. I doubt if U2's are our major intel assets over-flying China..

I'm guessing something else replace the SR-71's. U2's are likely the only aircraft China can "see".

[rpannier]

2. If China is that concerned with serverly harmed mutual trust

Maybe they should stop spying on the US, its companies and buying military secrets

Tai Shen Kuo
Xiang Dong Yu
Xiaodong Meng
According to one article I found the US has quietly prosecuted 44 Chinese spies since 2008. (How good the source of the info is, I'll leave to others)
http://wtdevflnt.wordpress.com/2010/12/26/china-spying-on-the-usa-over-40-spies-caught-in-last-two-years/

on edit: Both sides are doing it. To claim wounded victim is a weak attempt at a PR bonus.

[peace frog]

3. Sure, no problem

We'll get right on it. Honest.