Philippines’ Marcos Condemns China’s ‘Illegal and Reckless’ Actions Over Disputed Reef

File image of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr who condemned the Chinese Air Force's deployment of flares in the flight path of a Philippines aircraft. JAM STA ROSA / AFP

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos on Sunday condemned what he called “illegal and reckless” actions by China’s air force last week against a Filipino military plane patrolling over a disputed South China Sea reef.

Two Chinese Air Force aircraft undertook a “dangerous maneuver” and dropped flares in the path of a Philippine Air Force turboprop over Scarborough Shoal on Thursday, according to the Philippine military.

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by Agence France-Presse

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