Two Spanish military plane flew into its airspace on August 22 over Subi Reef, which Manila even claims, according to the country’s foreign government on Friday.
According to a statement, the Chinese government took “necessary measures in accordance with the law, in order to protect its own independence and security.”
The BFAR was a human Cessna, according to the Spanish government.
The Chinese speech made no mention of any Scarborough Shoal tragedy from August 19 that China seized from the Philippines at the conclusion of a 2012 stalemate.
The Spanish area reported structural damage to both of its police ships after Philippine and Chinese coastline guard vessels collided close to Sabina Shoal.
The reef is 140 kilometers west of Palawan, the closest Chinese island, and about 1,200 kilometers away from Hainan island, the closest landmass.
A Chinese air force aircraft was even accused of performing a “dangerous maneuver” and dropping flares in the course of a Filipino air pressure aircraft that was hovering over Scarborough on August 10.
One of the Spanish government reported in June that one of its sailors lost a finger in a fight off Next Thomas Shoal when the Chinese coast guard, who was armed with sticks, knives, and an hammer, also seize or destroy Asian equipment, including guns.
Beijing claims that Manila is to blame for the increase, and that its actions to defend its claims are fair and proportionate.
Despite a decision from an international tribunal that said its claim has no legal foundation, it has continued to assert claims to almost the whole South China Sea.
Manila urged Beijing to “immediately end all controversial and dangerous actions that violate Asian territorial integrity and the right to free movement and overflights,” as well as any other legitimate and regular activities that take place in the country’s Exclusive Economic Zone.
” Such actions undermine regional peace and security, and further erode the image of the PRC ( People’s Republic of China ) with the international community”, the task force statement said.