Manila alleges ‘harassment’ in past week, including deploying flares just 15 metres away from its aircraft in latest confrontation on strategic waterwaySouth China Sea: a visual guide to the key shoals, reefs and islandsThe Philippine government accused China on Saturday of firing flares just metres away from one of its aircraft as it flew patrols over the South China Sea in the past week.A Chinese fighter jet “engaged in irresponsible and dangerous manoeuvres” on 19 August as the plane from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) made a “maritime domain awareness flight” near Scarborough Shoal, the National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea said. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/24/philippines-accuses-beijing-of-dangerously-firing-flares-near-its-aircraft-in-south-china-sea
Author : Agence France-Presse in Manila
Publish date : 2024-08-24 06:35:57
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Philippines accuses Beijing of ‘dangerously’ firing flares near its aircraft in South China Sea
