Video: Chinese Navy Helicopter Flies Within Feet of Philippine Aircraft

The Philippine Coast Guard has released a video of a new run-in with Chinese forces at Scarborough Shoal, a Chinese-occupied flash point within the Philippine exclusive economic zone. This time, a Chinese helicopter flew to within 10 feet of a Philippine patrol plane, endangering both aircraft. 

At about 0700 hours Tuesday morning, the Philippine fisheries bureau (BFAR) conducted a patrol over Scarborough Shoal, with journalists and PCG officers on board. BFAR routinely patrols the area to document Chinese interf…