Which is precisely why "close encounters" between Chinese & US, or Russian and US, aircraft are treated seriously. Prior to the 2001 Hainan Island incident, it wasn't a serious issue most of the time.
An EP3 is not a fighter. The collision was a prop plane vs a mig 21.
"Yes officer as you can clearly see: I was driving my ferrari. Trying to get away from the old man pushing a wheelbarrow, but he chased me down. Then he slammed right into me."