Chinese ship shoos off PH plane

by Agence France-Presse - Franco Jose C. Baroña

Mar 11, 2023 12:51 am

(UPDATE) AS a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) plane carrying journalists flew over the Spratly Islands in the hotly disputed South China Sea, a Chinese voice issued a stern command over the radio: 'Leave immediately.'

An aerial view taken on March 9, 2023 shows vessels identified by the Philippine Coast Guard as Chinese maritime militia vessels near Thitu Island in the South China Sea. As a Philippine Coast Guard plane carrying journalists flew over the Spratly Islands in the hotly disputed South China Sea, a Chinese voice issued a stern command over the radio: Leave immediately. JAM STA ROSA / AFP

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