China "willing to give assistance" to US after aircraft crash in South China Sea

"On October 26, 2025 at approximately 14:45 local time, a US Navy MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to the “Battle Cats” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 73 went down in the waters of the South China Sea while conducting routine operations from the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68)," said a Pacific Fleet statement.

"Search and rescue assets assigned to Carrier Strike Group 11 safely recovered all three crew members.