JAKARTA - The Chinese military said it expelled a Philippine aircraft that had "invaded" airspace over the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea.
There have been no details regarding China's expulsion of Philippine aircraft on Friday, December 12. Reuters reported that the Philippines had not commented on this incident.
Tensions between China and the Philippines in the South China Sea continue.
In mid-November, Philippine troops caught provocations from Chinese ships while transporting food, fuel, and substitute soldiers to the territorial outpost in disputed Beting Thomas in the South China Sea.
Two top Philippine officials, quoted by AFP, Tuesday, November 18, said the provocation was in the form of communication disruptions that lasted for hours as part of Beijing's security practices in the remote atoll.
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One Philippine official said the Chinese Coast Guard was disrupting communications on and around the betings as Philippine forces were delivering supplies to Sierra Madre.
The disruption appears to prevent possible surveillance of US-owned drones or drones from being further involved in the Philippines' surveillance of major global trade routes in the South China Sea.
However, supply transportation and replacement soldiers of the Philippine Armed Forces to the Second Thomas Beting were successfully carried out without unwanted incidents on Friday last week.
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