{"id":7004,"date":"2025-02-18T12:39:25","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T12:39:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/china-military-helicopter-flies-within-10-feet-of-philippines-patrol-plane-over-south-china-sea\/"},"modified":"2025-02-18T12:39:25","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T12:39:25","slug":"china-military-helicopter-flies-within-10-feet-of-philippines-patrol-plane-over-south-china-sea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/china-military-helicopter-flies-within-10-feet-of-philippines-patrol-plane-over-south-china-sea\/","title":{"rendered":"China military helicopter flies within 10 feet of Philippines patrol plane over South China Sea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><em>Over the Scarborough Shoal, South China Sea\u00a0<\/em>\u2014 A Chinese navy helicopter flew within 10 feet of a Philippine patrol plane Tuesday in a disputed area of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/tag\/south-china-sea\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">South China Sea<\/a>, prompting the Filipino pilot to warn by radio: &#8220;You are flying too close, you are very dangerous.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> The Chinese helicopter was attempting to force a Cessna Caravan turboprop plane belonging to the Philippine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources out of what <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/changing-china\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">China<\/a><\/span> claims is its airspace over the hotly disputed Scarborough Shoal off the northwestern Philippines.<\/p>\n<p> An Associated Press journalist and other invited foreign media on the plane witnessed the tense 30-minute standoff as the Philippine plane pressed on with its low-altitude patrol around Scarborough with the Chinese navy helicopter hovering close above it or flying to its left in cloudy weather.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\"><span class=\"img embed__content\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" alt=\"TOPSHOT-PHILIPPINES-CHINA-MARITIME \" height=\"412\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/02\/18\/33fe9dfe-34f8-40ee-8ed3-97be3d8f3c01\/thumbnail\/620x412\/65cf4a9b8f1be5ce5321e714fdb60e69\/south-china-sea-philippines-scarborough-2199666796.jpg?v=f303dc12868a012283443d8b9123e5fe 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/02\/18\/33fe9dfe-34f8-40ee-8ed3-97be3d8f3c01\/thumbnail\/1240x824\/b04bba3b4ca005f4411a8f5969243329\/south-china-sea-philippines-scarborough-2199666796.jpg?v=f303dc12868a012283443d8b9123e5fe 2x\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\"><span class=\"embed__caption\">An aircraft identified by the Philippine Coast Guard as a Chinese Navy helicopter is seen flying near the wing of a Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) plane during an aerial reconnaissance flight over Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, Feb. 18, 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                JAM STA ROSA\/AFP\/Getty<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;You are flying too close, you are very dangerous and endangering the lives of our crew and passengers,&#8221; the Philippine pilot told the Chinese navy helicopter by radio at one point. &#8220;Keep away and distance your aircraft from us, you are violating the safety standard set by FAA and ICAO.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The pilot was referring to the standard distance between aircraft required by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and the International Civil Aviation Organization to prevent air disasters.<\/p>\n<p> There was no sign that the Philippine plane had to alter its planned path and altitude to avoid a collision.<\/p>\n<p> The Philippine Coast Guard and the Bureau of Fisheries said in a statement that they remain &#8220;committed to asserting our sovereignty, sovereign rights and maritime jurisdiction in the West Philippine Sea, despite the aggressive and escalatory actions of China.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> They referred to the Philippine name for the stretch of waters in the South China Sea closer to the Philippines&#8217; western coast.<\/p>\n<p> The Chinese military, referring to Scarborough Shoal by its Chinese name, said the plane had &#8220;illegally entered the airspace of China&#8217;s Huangyan Island without the Chinese government&#8217;s permission.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> The Chinese Southern Theater Command organized naval and air forces to track and warn the plane away, Senior Col. Tian Junli, spokesperson for the command, said in a written statement posted online.<\/p>\n<p> The Philippines &#8220;confused right and wrong and spread false narratives,&#8221; the statement said.<\/p>\n<h2>Why the Philippines-China standoff matters to the U.S.<\/h2>\n<p>Tuesday&#8217;s encounter, which is expected to be protested by the Philippine government, is the latest flashpoint in a decades-long territorial standoff in one of the world&#8217;s busiest trade routes, which involves China, the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan .<\/p>\n<p> Confrontations on the high seas have spiked between Chinese and Philippine coast guards in the last two years at Scarborough and Second Thomas Shoal, where a grounded Philippine navy ship has served as a military territorial outpost since 1999 but has since been closely surrounded by Chinese coast guard, navy and other ships. <\/p>\n<p>While most analysts believe the most likely origin of any potential military <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/china-us-taiwan-trump-change-fact-sheet-damaging-regional-peace\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">conflict between the United States and China<\/a><\/span> would be an attempt by China to invade Taiwan, the escalating tension between Beijing and the Philippines is also a possible contact point, as the U.S. has a mutual defense treaty with the Philippines, which could mean American intervention.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-video embed--type-content_video is-video embed--float-left embed--size-medium \"><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/video\/china-reacts-to-trumps-tough-talk-on-tariffs-and-taiwan\/\" class=\"embed__headline-link\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>          <span class=\"embed__icon\"><br \/>\n            <svg viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use xlink:href=\"#icon-video\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n<p>          <span class=\"embed__headline\">China reacts to Trump&#8217;s tough talk on tariffs and Taiwan<\/span><\/p>\n<p>          <span class=\"embed__video-duration\">02:39<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                      <\/a><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>China claims virtually all of the South China Sea as its territory. It is one of the world&#8217;s most vital waterways, with more than $3 trillion in goods passing through its waters per year. As CBS News Cecelia Vega <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/china-philippines-conflict-could-involve-us-60-minutes-transcript\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">reported for 60 Minutes last year<\/a><\/span>, to assert its claim over the sea, China has used tactics just short of war, sometimes leading to <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/south-china-sea-us-philippines-illegal-dangerous-maneuvers-water-cannons\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">violent confrontations<\/a><\/span>, in what has been called &#8220;the most dangerous conflict no one is talking about.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In December, the Philippines announced plans to acquire the Typhon missile system from the U.S. as part of a push to secure its maritime interests, drawing <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/philippines-us-typhon-missile-system-warnings-from-china\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">warnings from China<\/a><\/span> of a regional &#8220;arms race.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. has said it&#8217;s obligated to defend the Philippines \u2014 its oldest treaty ally in Asia \u2014 if Filipino forces, ships or aircraft come under armed attack, including in the South China Sea. China has warned the U.S. and its allies not to meddle in what it calls a purely Asian dispute.<\/p>\n<h2>The history of the Philippines-China dispute<\/h2>\n<p>China deployed its naval force around Scarborough after a tense standoff with Philippine ships in 2012.<\/p>\n<p> The following year, the Philippines brought its disputes with China to international arbitration. A 2016 decision by a United Nations-backed arbitration panel invalidated China&#8217;s expansive claim in the South China Sea based on the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea.<\/p>\n<p> China, a signatory to the UNCLOS like the Philippines, refused to participate in the arbitration, rejected its outcome and continues to defy it.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-video embed--type-content_video is-video embed--float-left embed--size-medium \"><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/video\/60-minutes-witnesses-international-incident-in-the-south-china-sea\/\" class=\"embed__headline-link\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>          <span class=\"embed__icon\"><br \/>\n            <svg viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use xlink:href=\"#icon-video\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n<p>          <span class=\"embed__headline\">60 Minutes witnesses international incident in the South China Sea<\/span><\/p>\n<p>          <span class=\"embed__video-duration\">05:40<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                      <\/a><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Faced by China&#8217;s 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