Philippines to File Diplomatic Protest With China Over Air Force Display

Philippines to File Diplomatic Protest With China Over Air Force Display
An aerial view of over Scarborough Shoal in the disputed South China Sea on Feb. 15, 2014. Jam Sta Rosa/AFP via Getty Images
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Philippine Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo said on Aug. 12 that the country will file a diplomatic protest with China over a recent incident involving the Chinese military and the Philippine air force.

Two Chinese aircraft on Aug. 8 dropped flares in the path of a Philippine patrol plane, according to Philippine officials who denounced the move as “unjustified, illegal,” and “very dangerous.”