The Philippine authorities accused China on Saturday of firing flares at one among its plane because it flew patrols over the South China Sea this month.
Beijing claims a lot of the strategic waterway and has been concerned in tense maritime confrontations with Manila in latest months, sparking fears of armed battle that might attract the USA, a Filipino army ally.
A Chinese language fighter jet “engaged in irresponsible and harmful maneuvers” on Monday because the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Assets (BFAR) aircraft made a “maritime area consciousness flight” close to Scarborough Shoal, the Nationwide Activity Pressure for the West Philippine Sea stated.