This is the moment a Chinese fighter jet appears to intercept a Philippine Coast Guard aircraft carrying journalists during a patrol near Scarborough Shoal. Footage onboard the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) plane shows the jet flying within 200 feet, circling and matching the aircraft’s course for 20 minutes. Chinese navy ships below can be heard demanding the aircraft “leave immediately” on the cockpit radio. It happened around the Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, a disputed atoll 140 miles west of the Philippines. At least four Chinese coast guard vessels, suspected “maritime militia” ships, and two U.S. warships were nearby. The incident comes after a Beijing warship accidentally crashed into a smaller PCG ship on Monday (11 August) in the same area. China claims almost the entire South China Sea despite a 2016 tribunal ruling rejecting its claims.

MANILA: A Chinese navy vessel collided with one from its coast guard while chasing a Philippines patrol boat in the South China Sea, Manila said Monday, releasing dramatic video…

Manila says a Chinese navy vessel collides with one from its own coastguard while chasing a Philippine patrol boat.

The navy and coastguard ships collided (pictured) today near the contested Scarborough Shoal, an atoll around 140 miles east of the main Philippine island of Luzon.

In the latest South China Sea flare-up, PLA Navy and coastguard vessels appear to collide in video during encounter with Philippine boat.

Two Chinese ships collided in the South China Sea Monday while one ship was chasing a Philippines Coast Guard vessel. Both sides claim the Scarborough Shoal.

Two Chinese navy boats have smashed into each other while chasing a Philippines-flagged patrol boat. Footage filmed by the Philippine Coast Guard on Monday (11 August) shows a…

Footage shows Chinese coast guard vessel with its entire bow caved in after colliding with Chinese warship near contested Scarborough Shoal

MANILA: The Philippines expressed serious concern on Tuesday over what it called “dangerous maneuvers and unlawful interference” by Chinese vessels during a coast guard supply…

This is the moment a Chinese fighter jet appears to intercept a Philippine Coast Guard aircraft carrying journalists during a patrol near Scarborough Shoal. Footage onboard the…

The Philippines coastguard claims that a fighter tailed one of its aircraft and performed manoeuvres at close proximity.

BEIJING: China’s defense ministry accused Philippine Coast Guard vessels on Friday of “dangerous maneuvers” in response to reports of a collision earlier this week between two…