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The United States condemned the "dangerous" manoeuvres of a Chinese navy helicopter that endangered the safety of a Philippine government aircraft patrolling a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, its ambassador to Manila said on Wednesday.
Disputed South China Sea airspace that Beijing claims as its own falls within Manila’s Exclusive Economic Zone, where the Philippines and other countries enjoy freedom of overflight.
Manila's coast guard said the Chinese navy helicopter performed dangerous flight maneuvers when it flew close to a government aircraft conducting surveillance over the Scarborough Shoal
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Former Chinese deputy foreign minister Fu Ying says Beijing will not accept occupation of a World War II-era ship that Manila grounded in the area.
Manila says it will lodge a diplomatic protest after a Chinese helicopter came within 3 metres of a Philippine plane.
The incident marks the second confrontation this week between Manila and Beijing over disputed South China Sea islands.
Tensions over Scarborough Shoal have increased markedly since the middle of last year, when Beijing and Manila reached an “understanding” over another disputed shoal.