According to crisis management expert Zhang Tuoshen, the positions of the US and China on accident prevention are fundamentally different.
By security, Washington means calm behavior during the rapprochement of fighters, and in Beijing they are sure that the Americans should stop approaching Chinese borders.
The article refers to an incident in the South China Sea in 2001, as a result of which an American EP-3 reconnaissance aircraft collided with a PLA Air Force J-8II fighter.
Subsequently, the reconnaissance plane landed on the Chinese island of Hainan without the necessary permission, and Chinese intelligence agencies detained 24 crew members for interrogation.
The author of the material emphasized that then, in the interests of broader bilateral relations, both sides agreed to a compromise to resolve the conflict.
But now, in the event of acute incidents, the conflict can lead to another clash, and it can become much more difficult to resolve the conflict.