FILE - In this Sept. 3, 2015 file photo, a KJ-200 airborne early warning and control plane, left, a Y-8J radar plane, center, and a Y-9JB radar plane, right, fly in formation during a parade commemorating the 70th anniversary of Japan's surrender during World War II in Beijing. The U.S. Pacific Command says a Chinese aircraft and a U.S. Navy patrol plane had an "unsafe" encounter over the South China Sea this week, raising concerns. Pacific Command spokesman Robert Shuford said Friday, Feb. 10, 2017, that the "interaction" between a Chinese KJ-200 early warning aircraft and a U.S. Navy P-3C plane took place on Wednesday, Feb. 8, in international airspace over the waters. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
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