Peligrosong paglipad ng Chinese helicopter malapit sa eroplano ng BFAR, kinondena ng U.S. State Department; Nanawagan na iwasan ang mapangahas na aksyon

Nanindigan ang U.S. State Department na patuloy nitong susuportahan ang Pilipinas sa isyu ng West Philippine Sea, sabay paalalang sakop ang naturang teritoryo sa Mutual Defense Treaty ng Pilipinas at Amerika. Nanawagan din sila sa China na iwasan na ang mapangahas na aksyon kasunod ng peligrosong paglipad ng helicopter ng China malapit sa eroplano ng BFAR.

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Transcript

00:00The U.S. State Department continues to support the Philippines on the issue of the West Philippine Sea.

00:07It should be noted that the so-called territory is part of the Mutual Defense Treaty of the Philippines and America.

00:14They also called on China to avoid violent action following the dangerous flight of a Chinese helicopter near the B-4 airplane.

00:27Here's JP Soriano's report on China's role in the issue of the West Philippine Sea.

00:34After the government of the Philippines announced the dangerous flight and the flight of a Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy helicopter

00:44near the B-4 airplane in the Scarborough Shoal, a territory of the Philippines,

00:49the State Department of America also called on China's irresponsible and unsafe action

00:57to avoid the Philippine Maritime Air Operations near the Scarborough Shoal.

01:02According to U.S. State Department Spokesperson Tammy Bruce,

01:05the Chinese helicopter was placed in danger when it approached the B-4 airplane, which was only three meters away.

01:15China's actions are a threat to the freedom of navigation and flight in the South China Sea.

01:21America continues to support its allies to ensure the free Indo-Pacific.

01:28They also called on China to avoid violent action and to improve the non-interference in peaceful ways in accordance with international law.

01:39America also reminded that the South China Sea is a part of the Mutual Defense Treaty of the United States and the Philippines,

01:46where the two countries are obliged to defend each other in the event of an armed attack on any maritime vehicle or for the protection of the Philippines or the United States.

01:58U.S. Ambassador Mary Kay Carlson also called on China's dangerous maneuvers

02:03and urged it to avoid coercive action and to comply with international law.

02:10In response, the Chinese embassy in the Philippines denies and denies the truth to the U.S. Ambassador.

02:17They will not be able to challenge the Chinese accusation of their right to protect their maritime rights.

02:26Whatever story or action that strengthens the Philippines' interest to continue its illegal territorial claims through the use of force and staged or dramatic incidents,