CHINA NUKE THREAT

Beijing flies nuclear bomb jet over South China Sea as it ramps up tensions with the US

China flew one of its newest long-range nuclear-capable bombers in a show of strength the fiercely contested waters

BEIJING has sent the US a message in the skies above the South China Sea: Anything you can do, we can do too.

It’s just flown a nuclear-capable bomber over Scarborough Shoal.

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A Chinese H-6K nuclear bomber patrols over the South China Sea as it ramps up tensions with the US over the firecely contested islandsCredit: AP:Associated Press

The United States has conducted several B-52 bomber ‘freedom of navigation’ flights over the contested waterway in recent months, along with flights by surveillance and patrol aircraft.

Beijing on Friday returned the favour.

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The People’s Liberation air force released photographs over the weekend of one of its newest H-6K long-range nuclear-capable bombers overflying Scarborough Shoal on China’s Weibo social media service.

The aircraft, based on a 1950s Russian design, is capable of delivering nuclear weapons throughout Asia.

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