China Accuses U.S. Of Flying Spy Plane Into No-Fly Zone, Disrupting Military ‘Training Activities’

Beijing accused the United States of flying a spy plane over where the Chinese military, known as the People’s Liberation Army, was conducting military exercises on Tuesday.

China’s Defense Ministry spokesman Senior Col. Wu Qian said the U.S. military’s use of the spy plane, an American U-2 reconnaissance aircraft, was a purely provocative act against Beijing at a time when tensions between the two governments are running high. The spy plane “severely disrupted regular Chinese training activities,” Qian said according to The Wall Street Journal.