MANILA: The Philippine government said on Tuesday (Aug 13) it had filed a diplomatic protest against Beijing after Chinese jets flew dangerously close and fired a volley of flares in the path of a Philippine Air Force patrol plane over a disputed shoal in the South China Sea.
Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff General Romeo Brawner speaks during a press conference at the military headquarters in Manila on Jul 4, 2024. MANILA: The Philippine government said on Tuesday it had filed a diplomatic protest against Beijing after Chinese jets flew dangerously close and fired a volley of flares in the path of a Philippine Air Force patrol plane over a disputed shoal in the South China Sea.
“If the flares came into contact with our aircraft, these could have been blown into the propeller or the intake or burned our plane,” Brawner said in response to a question from reporters. “It was very dangerous.” "We call on the government of the People’s Republic of China to cease all forms of provocative and hazardous acts that could undermine the safety of Filipino military and civilian personnel in the waters or in the skies, destabilise regional peace and erode the trust and confidence of the international community in the PRC,” a Philippine government task force overseeing the South China Sea said Monday.
The United States, Australia and Canada have reported similar actions by Chinese air force aircraft in the past in the South China Sea, where those nations have deployed forces to promote freedom of navigation and overflight.
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