Chinese navy helicopter flies within 10 feet of Philippine plane over disputed shoal
A Chinese navy helicopter flew within 10 feet of a Philippine patrol plane on Tuesday in a disputed area of the the South China Sea, as the Filipino pilot warned by radio: “You are flying too close, you are very dangerous.”
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