• 4 months ago
The Philippines criticizes China’s air force after two of its planes dropped flares in the path of a Philippine aircraft over Scarborough Shoal on Thursday, August 8.

Full story: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/marcos-jr-says-actions-china-air-force-illegal-reckless/

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00:00The Philippines criticizes China's Air Force after two of its planes dropped flares in
00:05the path of a Philippine aircraft over Scarborough Shoal on Thursday, August 8.
00:10President Ferdinand Marx Jr. on Sunday, August 11 said the action was unjustified, illegal
00:15and reckless.
00:16The Armed Forces of the Philippines earlier called it dangerous and provocative.
00:20The Philippine Air Force plane was on a routine patrol flight over Scarborough Shoal, which
00:24lies within the Philippines' Exclusive Economic Zone.
00:27This is the first Air Force-to-Air Force encounter with the Chinese in the area under the Marcus
00:32administration.

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