US condemns ‘dangerous’ maneuvers by Chinese navy in South China Sea

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The United States condemns the ‘dangerous’ actions of a Chinese navy helicopter that endangered the safety of a Philippine government aircraft patrolling a contested shoal in the South China Sea.  Full story: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/united-states-condemns-dangerous-maneuvers-chinese-navy-scarborough-shoal/

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00:00The United States condemns the dangerous actions of a Chinese Navy helicopter that endangered

00:06the safety of a Philippine government aircraft patrolling a contested shoal in the South

00:10China Sea.

00:12Manila's Coast Guard reports the Chinese Navy helicopter carried out risky flight maneuvers

00:17by flying dangerously close to a government aircraft conducting surveillance over the

00:21Scarborough Shoal, putting the lives of its pilots and passengers at risk.

00:26Ambassador Mary Kay Carlson calls on China, quote, to refrain from coercive actions and

00:31settle its disputes peacefully in accordance with international law.

00:35The Philippines says it was deeply disturbed by the Chinese Navy's unprofessional and reckless

00:40flight maneuvers and expressed its intent to file a diplomatic protest.

00:44Meantime, China denies the accusation, claiming the Philippine aircraft illegally entered

00:49its airspace.

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