WORLD_ China-U.S. aerial tensions over Yellow Sea place South Korea in tight spot

THE WASHINGTON TIMES

China-U.S. aerial tensions over Yellow Sea place South Korea in tight spot

Korea-based U.S. F-16s push 'freedom of overflight' into China's backyard

In this undated photo released on Dec. 31. 2021, by Xinhua News Agency, a carrier-based J-15 fighter jet takes off from the Chinese Navy’s Liaoning aircraft-carrier during open-sea combat training in waters from the Yellow Sea to the East Sea … more >

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times - Sunday, February 22, 2026


SEOUL, South Korea — A series of recent high-stakes aerial incidents involving Chinese, Japanese and U.S. — but not South Korean — warplanes has become a flashpoint in the increasingly complicated alliance between Seoul and Washington.

The incidents may also signal that the U.S. is opening a new “front” in the region’s tense strategic geography, marked by naval and aerial challenges and counter-challenges.

Beijing habitually makes clear its displeasure when other nations’ warships transit the Taiwan Strait. It also bristles at “freedom of navigation” naval patrols near the bases it has built in the South China Sea, and at “freedom of overflight” patrols in that area.

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