Chinese Navy chopper harass BFAR plane over Panatag Shoal
Tensions between Manila and Beijing over the West Philippine Sea reached the skies of the disputed region after a Chinese military helicopter flew dangerously close to a Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) plane on patrol last Saturday.
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Tensions between Manila and Beijing over the West Philippine Sea reached the skies of the disputed region after a Chinese military helicopter flew dangerously close to a Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) plane on patrol last Saturday.