Leave Immediately: Chinese Military Warns Philippines Plane Flying Over Intrusion Flotilla
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Manila says the patrols are aimed at protecting its fishermen and sovereign rights
Chinese media says military patrols might inflame tensions and risk accidents
The Chinese military Tuesday tried to shoo away a Philippine military plane with journalists on board, which flew low over contested reefs in the South China Sea where an intruding flotilla of Chinese ships manned by militias has been moored for several days now.
The flotilla, spotted last week around the Whitsun Reef, a shallow coral region about 300 kms west of Bataraza town in the western Philippine province of Palawan, has raised tensions in the South China Sea. China has ignored Philippines demands to recall the flotilla, saying it owns the offshore territory.
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