China warning Philippine planes over South China Sea

The American pilots addressed the warning the same way as Filipino pilots did.

There have been seven recent incidents involving Chinese personnel demanding aircraft of the Armed Forces of the Philippines flying over the South China Sea to leave, a senior military official said.

Western Command chief Vice Adm. Alexander Lopez told the Philippine News Agency last week that Chinese attempts to challenge Philippine maritime patrol flights started on April 19.

A recent incident was reported on May 10, Lopez said.

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