China, Philippines trade accusations over South China Sea aircraft encounter
- On Saturday, a Chinese fighter jet interfered with a "routine military patrol" by a Philippine Cessna 208 turboprop near Scarborough Shoal; a Chinese J-16 jet later maneuvered in close proximity to the aircraft on Sunday.
- Beijing warned Manila on Monday against "provocative acts" in the South China Sea, claiming the Philippine aircraft had "illegally intruded into the territorial airspace over China's Huangyan Dao."
- Military spokesman Zhai Shichen said on WeChat that "naval and air forces" tracked the aircraft to "expel it in accordance with laws and regulations," warning Manila to "stop rights violations and provocative acts immediately."
- These incidents occurred two weeks after the China Coast Guard allegedly rammed a Philippine fisheries department boat; a second confrontation also erupted Sunday in the Spratly Islands.
- Beijing claims most of the sea despite an international ruling against its assertion; China subsequently blamed the Philippine vessel, which it said "bears full responsibility for the incident.
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China accused a Philippine military aircraft of illegally entering airspace over the disputed area in the South China Sea, while Manila said a Chinese fighter jet interfered with its routine patrol by repeatedly flying in close proximity.
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Free Malaysia Today NewsChina says Philippine plane ‘intruded’ airspace over disputed waters
Beijing warned Manila on Monday against “provocative acts” in the disputed South China Sea, accusing a Philippine aircraft of an airspace violation over the weekend. Beijing claims most of the sea, despite an international ruling that its assertion has no legal basis, and confrontations have occurred regularly. The Philippine armed forces said a Chinese fighter […]
The Chinese Navy and Air Force forced a Philippine aircraft out of airspace over the Huangyan reef (Scarborough) in the South China Sea. Zhai Shichen, the spokesman for the Southern Command of the People's Liberation Army of China, reported that the Philippine aircraft had been removed, handed over to TASS. "On October 3, a Philippine C-208 aircraft, without permission from the PRC Government, illegally invaded the airspace of Huangyan," said a …
Chinese fighter plane made close maneuvers around PH aircraft
MANILA, Philippines — A Chinese J-16 fighter aircraft repeatedly made close approaches and maneuvers around a Philippine military aircraft conducting a patrol over Bajo de Masinloc, an area within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ), the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said Monday.The AFP said an Air Force C-208 aircraft conducting a routine maritime patrol in the vicinity of Bajo de Masinloc on Oct. 3 encountered two Chinese mi…
China warned the Philippines on Monday, October 5, against the "illegal intrusion" of a Philippine plane into the South China Sea on Saturday. Manila accused Beijing on Sunday of harassing this aircraft, which was carrying out a "routine military patrol". Beijing's position A Philippine C-208 aircraft "has illegally penetrated ... Read article China accuses a Philippine aircraft of "illegal intrusion" into the airspace of the Scarborough reef fi…
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