Over the scarborough shoal (south china sea): a chinese navy helicopter flew within 10 feet (3 me metres) of a philippine patrol plane on tuesday in area of the south china sea, aS the Filot radio: “You Are frying too close, you are very dangerous. Its airspace over the hotly disputed scarborough shoal off the Northwestern philippines.
Invited Foreign Media representatives on the plane witnessed the tense 30-minute stands Ing Close Above it or frying to its left in cloudy weather.
“You are flying too close, you are very dangerous and endangering the lives of our crew and passengers,” The Philippine Pilot Told the Chinese Navy Helicopter by radio at one point. “Keep Away and Distance Your Aircraft from Us, You are Violating The Safety Standard Set By Faa and ICAO.” The pilot was referring to the standard distance between aircraft required by the us federal aviation administration and the International Civil Aviation Organization to Prevent Air Disaster.
The Philippine Coast Guard and The Bureau of Fisheries said in a statement that they remain “Committed to Asserting our Sovereign, Sovereign Rights and Maritime Jurisdiction in the West PHILIPPPPPP Escalatory Actions of China. “They referred to the philippine name For the stretch of waters in the south china sea closer to the philippines’ western coast.
Chinese Officials did not immediatively comment on the incident, but in past encounters Rote the Country’s territorial interests at all costs.
Tuesday’s encounter, which is expected to be protested by , The Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan.
Confrontations on the high seas have spiked between chinese and philippine coast guards in the last two years at scarborough, a traditional fishing area, and the second thomas shoal, with Served as a territorial outpost since 1999 but has since been Closely Watched by Chinese Coast Guard, Navy and Suspected Militia Ships.
China Deployed Its Coast Guard, Navy and Suspected Militia Ships Around Scarborough after a Tense Standoff with Philippine Ships in 2012.
The following year, the philippines brieft its disputes with China to International Arbitration. A 2016 Decision by a United Nations-Backed Arbitration Panel Invalidated China’s expansive claim in the south china sea based on the un convention on the law of the sea.
China, a signature to the unclosure like the philippines, refused to participate in the arbitration, rejected its outcome and containues to defy it.