China says no Myanmar Air Force fighter was shot down

The Chinese Ministry of Defense has refuted online rumors that a Myanmar Air Force fighter was shot down by the Chinese side while it was attacking ethnic rebels near its border.

Myanmar Air Force Nanchang A-5C Fantan MRD-1
By M Radzi Desa [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons

The rumors started after Myanmar’s Kachinland News reported that a Myanmar fighter was shot down on Dec. 4.