China warned Philippine planes to leave disputed areas, official says

Villaruel, Jauhn Etienne

Date

May 8, 2015

Author

Villaruel, Jauhn Etienne

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BW20150508_S1/11

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China has warned Philippine air force and navy planes at least six times to leave areas around the disputed South China Sea, the Philippine military commander responsible for the region told a Senate hearing on Thursday. While Vice Admiral Alexander Lopez gave no timeframe, a senior Philippine air force official told Reuters the warnings had come in the past three months. China could be "testing the waters" to see if it can enforce an air exclusion zone above the Spratly archipelago of the South China Sea, said the air force official, who declined to be identified.

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Villaruel, J. E. (2015, May 8-9). China warned Philippine planes to leave disputed areas, official says. BusinessWorld, p. S1/11.