Chinese vessel orders Filipino aircraft to leave West PH Sea

On Tuesday, March 30, a Chinese vessel in the West Philippine Sea ordered a Filipino aircraft to leave the area immediately and keep out.

The Filipino soldiers responded that they were conducting routine maritime patrol over the Philippines' exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and would proceed as planned.

This incident occurred during a recent maritime patrol near Julian Felipe Reef, where around 183 Chinese militia vessels remain illegally moored since March 7.