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Tensions between Manila and Beijing over the West Philippine Sea have reached the skies of the disputed region after a Chinese military helicopter flew dangerously close to a Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources plane on patrol last Saturday.According to Ian Cruz’s report in 24 Oras on Monday, the BFAR aircraft was able to fly over Bajo de Masinloc or Panatag Shoal despite some radio warnings from a Chinese Navy warship.
Similar to the Chinese vessels, the PLAN chopper stayed near the shoal’s entrance, indicating Beijing’s control of the navigational waters and airspace of the area.As the BFAR plane was about to fly away from Panatag Shoal, the PLAN guided missile destroyer Hefei was spotted 25 nautical miles east of the island. The warship has a helipad where the Z-9 helicopter could have flown from.The warship transmitted a garbled radio challenge to the Filipino plane.
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