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flag China fired flares at a Philippine aircraft near Subi Reef, with multiple vessels observed in the disputed West Philippine Sea.

flag The Philippine coast guard reported that Chinese forces fired three flares from Subi Reef toward a Philippine surveillance aircraft during a routine patrol in the West Philippine Sea on Saturday. flag The Cessna Grand Caravan, monitoring marine resources and fishery safety, captured the incident on video, continued its mission without interruption, and observed a Chinese hospital ship, two coast guard vessels, 29 suspected militia ships, and a navy ship near Sabina Shoal, which issued repeated radio challenges. flag Subi Reef, one of seven artificial islands China has built in the Spratly Islands, hosts military infrastructure. flag The U.S. has a defense treaty with the Philippines and patrols the region, while China has not commented. flag Overlapping claims exist with Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei, and Taiwan.

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