‘Arrogant Provocation’: Beijing Denounces US Air Force Patch Showing Grim Reaper on Drone Over China
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Some US Air Force drone operators have donned a new patch design that evokes a future conflict with China: an MQ-9 Reaper drone soaring over a map of China with a “grim reaper” figure emblazoned on the wing. Beijing has denounced the move as “an extremely arrogant provocation.”