Recently, an account named Lord Bebo on a foreign social media platform suddenly posted a tweet stating that a British Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter jet, with the serial number ZK334, had flown in the South China Sea airspace and allegedly made an emergency landing at an airport in Hainan, China, and attached a map showing the flight path.
From a practical perspective, this news is completely unfounded. Foreign military aircraft entering Chinese airspace or landing at Chinese airports must obtain prior official approval from the Chinese side. As of now, neither the British Ministry of Defence nor the Chinese military has released any related announcements. Hainan, as an important strategic area for China, would never allow foreign military aircraft to land without permission.
Historically, the only incident of a foreign military aircraft landing in Hainan without permission was the 2001 U.S. EP-3 reconnaissance aircraft. At that time, the aircraft collided with a Chinese J-8 fighter jet and then made an unauthorized emergency landing at Lingshui Airport in Hainan. This act directly violated China's territorial sovereignty and triggered a serious diplomatic incident. The United States later also took responsibility for this. However, the current reported emergency landing of the Typhoon aircraft lacks any fault report and no record of Chinese permission, which is completely inconsistent with China's airspace control rules.
Original article: www.toutiao.com/article/1849286116792384/
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