A U.S. Navy P-8 Poseidon aircraft takes off from Perth International Airport in this April 16, 2014 file photo. REUTERS/Greg Wood/Pool/Files
BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Saturday called US criticism of an approach by one of its jets to a US Navy patrol plane off the Chinese coast earlier this week "completely groundless" and said its pilot had maintained a safe distance from the US aircraft.
The strongly-worded statement attributed to Ministry of National Defence spokesman Yang Yujun was a response to a diplomatic complaint the Pentagon filed with Beijing on Friday.
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