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

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.
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.