US official: With eye on North Korea, China puts bombers on 'high alert'
CNN Digital Expansion DC Elise Labott
By Ryan Browne and Elise Labott, CNN
Updated 11:11 PM ET, Thu April 20, 2017
China's Ministry of National Defense says the report is "not true"
US official says Chinese military aircraft also being brought up to full readiness
Washington (CNN)China temporarily put cruise missile-capable bombers "on high alert" this week as the United States sees evidence the Chinese military was 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 as part of a military posture adjustment to increase its ability to respond.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/20/politics/us-north-korea-china/
