Chinese Jet Fighter Crashes During Training Mission

Chinese Jet Fighter Crashes During Training Mission
A Chinese J-16 fighter jet in a file photo. STR/AFP via Getty Images
The Associated Press
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TAIPEI, Taiwan—A Chinese fighter jet crashed during a training mission with the pilot parachuting to safety, state media said.

The brief report by Xinhua News Agency stated Saturday that the crash happened near a town on China’s southernmost island province of Hainan, home to numerous air force and naval bases, radar stations, and other military infrastructure aimed at shoring-up the Chinese regime’s claim to the vast, strategic South China Sea.