(UPDATES) MANILA on Saturday urged Beijing to 'immediately cease all provocative and dangerous actions that threaten the safety of Philippine vessels and aircraft ... within Philippine territory,' accusing China of firing flares at one of its planes as it flew patrols over the South China Sea this month.
MANILA on Saturday urged Beijing to 'immediately cease all provocative and dangerous actions that threaten the safety of Philippine vessels and aircraft ... within Philippine territory,' accusing China of firing flares at one of its planes as it flew patrols over the South China Sea this month.'Such actions undermine regional peace and security and further erode the image of the PRC with the international community,' the Task Force for the West Philippine Sea said in a statement.
The shoal is located 140 kilometers west of the Philippine island of Palawan and about 1,200 kilometers from Hainan Island, the nearest Chinese landmass.The Philippines has also accused a Chinese Air Force plane of making a 'dangerous maneuver' and dropping flares in the path of a Filipino Air Force plane that was patrolling over Scarborough on August 10.
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