China says Philippines ‘stirs up trouble’ in South China Sea with joint air patrol

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This photo taken on February 15, 2024, shows an aerial view of an China Coast Guard vessel (upper) and China Coast Guard personnel on a rubber boat at Scarborough Shoal in the disputed South China Sea. (AFP)
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  • China’s Southern Theater Command said it organized front-line naval and air forces to closely monitor the Philippines’ joint air patrol

BEIJING: China’s military said the Philippines has “stirred up trouble” in the South China Sea by conducting a joint air patrol with “extraterritorial countries” and then openly hyping it up.
China’s Southern Theater Command said it organized front-line naval and air forces to closely monitor the Philippines’ joint air patrol on Monday, and that troops “maintained a high degree of vigilance to resolutely defend national sovereignty.”

 

 

Topics: China Philippines