MANILA: The Philippine military said on Saturday (Aug 10) that it strongly condemns "dangerous and provocative actions" by China's air force at a contested shoal in the South China Sea.
An aerial view shows the Menzies Reef, locally known as Lakandula, in the contested Spratly Islands, South China Sea, Mar 9, 2023. MANILA: The Philippine military said on Saturday that it strongly condemns"dangerous and provocative actions" by China's air force at a contested shoal in the South China Sea.
Two People's Liberation Army Air Force aircraft executed a dangerous manoeuvre and dropped flares in the path of a Philippine air force aircraft conducting a routine maritime patrol over the Scarborough shoal on Thursday morning, the military said in a statement. It"endangered the lives of our personnel undertaking maritime security operations recently within Philippine maritime zones", said Philippines armed forces chief Romeo Brawner, adding that the Chinese aircraft interfered with lawful flight operations and violated international law on aviation safety.
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