US official: With eye on North Korea, China puts bombers on 'high alert'

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Washington (CNN)China put cruise missile-capable bombers "on high alert" this week as the United States sees evidence the Chinese military is preparing to respond to a potential situation in North Korea, a US defense official told CNN.

The official said the United States has also seen an extraordinary number of Chinese military aircraft being brought up to full readiness.

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http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/20/politics/us-north-korea-china/index.html