Philippine military condemns China air force for ‘dangerous’ acts in South China Sea

The Philippine military said on Saturday it strongly condemns “dangerous and provocative actions” byChina’sairforceat a contested shoal in the SouthChinaSea.

Two People’s Liberation Army Air Force air craft executed a dangerous manoeuvre and dropped flares in the path of a Philippine air force aircraft conducting a routine maritime patrol over the Scarborough shoal on Thursday morning, the military said in a statement.