This is the tense moment a Chinese navy helicopter flew dangerously close to a Philippine patrol aircraft flying over disputed waters in the South China Sea. Footage shows the Chinese chopper hovering just 10ft away from the Filipino plane in the contested Scarborough Shoal,

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Wednesday condemned the dangerous maneuvers of a China People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy helicopter against a Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) aircraft in a recent encounter in the West Philippine Sea (WPS).

The U.S. condemned what it called “dangerous” Chinese maneuvers over the South China Sea after a close encounter between a Chinese helicopter and a Philippine patrol plane on Tuesday. “We condemn