Philippines to File Diplomatic Protest With China Over Air Force Display

Published on August 12, 2024

Philippines Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo said on Aug. 12 that the country will file a diplomatic protest with China over a recent incident involving the Chinese military and the Philippine air force. Two Chinese aircraft on Aug. 8 dropped flares in the path of a Philippine patrol plane, according to Philippine officials who denounced the move as “unjustified, illegal” and “very dangerous.” Philippines Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro told reporters Monday that this was part of a “continuous pattern” of behavior demonstrated by Beijing in the South China Sea, and behavior “we should be acclimated to.” Still, the defense secretary is calling on China to abide by international laws....

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