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Chinese military helicopter makes extremely close approach to plane in South China Sea incident

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A Chinese military helicopter flew within 3 meters (10 feet) of a Philippine patrol plane on Tuesday, according to the Philippine coast guard. The incident was witnessed by an Associated Press reporter aboard a single-engine Cessna Caravan. The Philippines has condemned the actions of the Chinese helicopter, calling them "unprofessional and reckless". The US Ambassador to the Philippines, MaryKay Carlson, also condemned the actions of the Chinese helicopter.

  1. CN
    Tian Junli
    PLA's Southern Theater Command
    1. The Philippines' attempt to pursue its illegal sovereignty claims through military provocations and mislead international opinion through propaganda and hype is doomed to fail.
  2. PH
    Jay Tarriela
    Philippines Coast Guard
    1. This reckless action posed a serious risk to the safety of the pilots and passengers.
  3. US
    Samuel Paparo
    US Indo-Pacific Command
    1. Their aggressive maneuver around Taiwan right now are not exercises, as they call them. They are rehearsals. They are rehearsals for the forced unification of Taiwan to the mainland.
  4. US
    Ray Powell
    SeaLight
    1. Beijing is following a familiar pattern of gradual escalation.
    2. Its goal is to normalize its aggressions at ever-greater levels, so that over time they become accepted and discounted as the normal cost of doing business in contested areas.
    3. China sees that the Trump administration is focused on other theaters and calculates that this is the time to turn the ratchet up in East Asia while America is distracted elsewhere.

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sources

  1. 1.ABC News (Australia)
  2. 2.CNN
  3. 3.Al Jazeera
  4. 4.The Washington Post
  5. 5.ABC News
  6. 6.Associated Press
  7. 7.Global Times

perspectives

  1. 1.US Foreign Policy
  2. 2.Chinese Foreign Policy
  3. 3.US-China Relations
  4. 4.China under Xi Jinping
  5. 5.China Claims in South China Sea
  6. 6.Trade Agreement
  7. 7.Political status of Taiwan
  8. 8.Chinese relations with Australia and NZ
  9. 9.Shipping industry
  10. 10.Blue-water navy
  11. 11.Philippines under Marcos Jr

countries

  1. 1.AustraliaAU
  2. 2.Brunei DarussalamBN
  3. 3.CanadaCA
  4. 4.ChinaCN
  5. 5.FranceFR
  6. 6.United KingdomGB
  7. 7.IndonesiaID
  8. 8.JapanJP
  9. 9.MalaysiaMY
  10. 10.PhilippinesPH
  11. 11.Taiwan, Province of ChinaTW
  12. 12.UkraineUA

organizations

  1. 1.Philippines Coast Guard
  2. 2.PLA's Southern Theater CommandCN
  3. 3.University of the Philippines Asian Center
  4. 4.Chinese PLA Navy
  5. 5.National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea
  6. 6.Philippine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources
  7. 7.Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative
  8. 8.Chinese Coast Guard
  9. 9.Communist Party
  10. 10.European Union
  11. 11.Gordian Knot Center for National Security Innovation
  12. 12.Honolulu Defense Forum

persons

  1. 1.Ferdinand Marcos JrPH
  2. 2.Joeal Calupitan
  3. 3.MaryKay CarlsonUS
  4. 4.Sarah Ferguson
  5. 5.Ding Duo
  6. 6.Jarrod Fankhauser
  7. 7.Jay TarrielaPH
  8. 8.Ray PowellUS
  9. 9.Richard MarlesAU
  10. 10.Samuel PaparoUS
  11. 11.Tian JunliCN
  12. 12.Xi JinpingCN

technicals

  1. 1.South China Sea
  2. 2.Scarborough Shoal
  3. 3.West Philippine Sea
  4. 4.Cessna Caravan
  5. 5.Thitu Island
  6. 6.Paracel Islands
  7. 7.Second Thomas Shoal
  8. 8.UN Convention on the Law of the Sea