A JetBlue flight from the small Caribbean nation of Curaçao halted its ascent to avoid colliding with a US air force refueling tanker on Friday, and the pilot blamed the military plane for crossing his path.

“We almost had a midair collision up here,” the JetBlue pilot said, according to a recording of his conversation with air traffic control. “They passed directly in our flight path … They don’t have their transponder turned on, it’s outrageous.”

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    2 days ago

    So when are the western nations going to speak out, condemn and discuss about sanctions against this like they do when CCP tries to threaten Taiwan near south China sea?

    They aren’t hypocrites, are they?