US Navy aircraft crash in South China Sea
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China’s newest aircraft carrier may only be able to conduct air operations at about 60% the rate of a 50-year-old US Navy carrier, two former US carrier officers say, a substantial combat limitation for a vessel meant to revolutionize Beijing’s fleet.
A U.S. helicopter and fighter jet crashed in the contested waters within an hour of one another during routine operations from the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz, the Pacific Fleet had said. President Donald Trump later said "bad fuel" was believed to be the reason the two aircraft went down.
Chinese media mocked the two US navy aircraft crashes in the South China Sea, which occurred juat a day after two US military officers criticized China's new Fujian aircraft carrier's capabilities
President Donald Trump appeared to take a swipe at China on Tuesday while boasting about American military power.