Chinese military jets intercepted U.S. naval aircraft in at least three "provocative" incidents earlier this year in addition to a case Washington made public last week, a U.S. paper said Monday.
The Wall Street Journal, quoting U.S. officials, said "a rogue pilot or a group of pilots" may have been involved in the "dangerously close encounters" that occurred in international airspace over the South China Sea.
The U.S. officials do not believe the aggressive flying was directly authorized by the Chinese military, the report said.