China's show of force in Pacific may be aimed at US: analyst

Close encounter by Chinese fighter on Japan plane was intentional, Tokyo says

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A Chinese J-15 fighter jet approaches a Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force plane over the Pacific Ocean on June 8 in this photo released by Japan's Defense Ministry. 

SHINNOSUKE NAGATOMI

TOKYO -- A Chinese fighter jet's close encounter with a Japanese patrol plane over the weekend is part of a push by Beijing to show its combat capabilities in the Pacific to the U.S. and Japan, an analyst says.

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