BEIJING, China — China took "countermeasures" against two Philippine military aircraft that flew into its airspace over the South China Sea, the foreign ministry said on Friday.

"On August 22, two Philippine military aircraft trespassed into the airspace near the Nansha Islands, including Zhubi Jiao (Subi Reef), where China is stationed," Beijing's foreign ministry told Agence France-Presse in a statement.

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