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3. Both countries know this all too well, following the 2001 Hainan incident.

Tue May 30, 2023, 10:18 PM

May 2023

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hainan_Island_incident

The two planes collided. A Chinese fighter pilot was killed,
and China detained the US crew.

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