Philippine Military Says Chinese Air Force Jets Endangered Its Patrol Plane with Risky Maneuver

We have hardly started to calm the waters, and it is already worrying that there could be instability in our airspace. We strongly urge China to demonstrate that it is fully capable of responsible action, both in the seas and in the skies,

The incident posed a threat to Philippine air force aircraft and its crew, interfered with lawful flight operations in airspace within Philippine sovereignty and jurisdiction and contravened international law and regulations governing safety of aviation,

Brawner said in a statement