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Chinese Navy deploys helicopter to shadow Filipino aircraft on aerial patrol over South China Sea
The Chinese Navy deployed a helicopter to shadow Philippine personnel conducting an aerial patrol over the South China Sea.
The People's Liberation Army (PLA) chopper reportedly followed the Philippine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources aircraft carrying Philippine Coast Guard during a routine 'Maritime Domain Awareness' flight over the contested Scarborough Shoal.
The PLA helicopter was said to have maintained a far distance from the Philippine crew. Five China Coast Guard vessels and a PLA ship were also spotted in the vicinity on March 24.
PCG spokesman Commodore Jay Tarriela said: 'The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) together with the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) successfully conducted Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) flights using aircraft RP-1077, departing from Subic Airport. The mission focused on monitoring the Philippine Government vessels providing fuel subsidies and food packs to fishing boats in the Bajo de Masinloc (BDM) area.
'Upon arrival at approximately 0940H this morning, the aircraft monitored four BFAR vessels and two PCG vessels, as well as around twenty-six fishing boats. Additionally, five China Coast Guard vessels and one People's Liberation Army Navy (PLA-N) vessel were observed in the vicinity.
'Following a second sortie at 1228H, the aircraft confirmed a floating barrier at the southeastern entrance of BDM and detected an unidentified PLA-Naval Air Force helicopter nearby. The mission underscored BFAR and PCG's commitment to maritime safety and support for Filipino fishermen.'
The incident comes just a month after a Chinese Navy helicopter flew dangerously close to a Philippine patrol aircraft in the same area, on February 18.
Expansionist China currently lays claim over almost the entire South China Sea, one of the world's busiest sea lanes. But a United Nations-backed tribunal in 2016 deemed its claims groundless.
The Communist rogue state - accused of genocide for its crimes against the Uyghur population - has been steadily increasing its influence in recent years through investment in developing countries.
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