The Chinese military appeared to fire flares near a Philippine aircraft operating close to the Subi and Mischief Reefs, according to the Philippines’ coastguard, as tensions continue to spread to other China-sea" class="entity-link entity-location" data-entity-id="8346" data-entity-type="location">South China Sea hotspots.The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) released video clips on Thursday of footage which it said had been filmed from the aircraft on Monday.PCG spokesman Jay Tarriela said on social media that the unarmed plane was on a maritime domain awareness flight over part of the Spratly Islands when Chinese forces fired multiple flares at it.
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FRI · 2026-09-11 · 04:21 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0911-110449
NSR-2026-0911-110449News Report·EN·Conflict
South China Sea: Manila says flares fired at aircraft near Subi, Mischief Reefs
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported that Chinese forces fired flares near a Philippine aircraft on Monday. The incident occurred while the unarmed plane was conducting a maritime domain awareness flight over the Spratly Islands, specifically near Subi and Mischief Reefs.
Liu ZhenSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-09-11 · 04:21 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported that Chinese forces fired flares near a Philippine aircraft on Monday. The incident occurred while the unarmed plane was conducting a maritime domain awareness flight over the Spratly Islands, specifically near Subi and Mischief Reefs. The PCG released video footage of the event on Thursday. This development indicates rising tensions in the South China Sea, extending to other disputed areas.
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The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) released video clips of footage filmed from the aircraft on Monday.
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The unarmed plane was on a maritime domain awareness flight over part of the Spratly Islands.
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Chinese forces fired multiple flares at the Philippine aircraft.
factualPCG spokesman Jay Tarriela
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The Chinese military appeared to fire flares near a Philippine aircraft operating close to Subi and Mischief Reefs.
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maritime domain awareness
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