Is the PH Provoking China? China Accuses PH Air Patrol of Stirring Trouble
The Philippines (PH), a Southeast Asian country, has been conducting air patrols over the South China Sea (SCS), a disputed and strategic waterway, where it claims sovereignty and rights over some islands and features, such as the Spratly Islands and the Scarborough Shoal. The PH air patrols, which involve military aircraft and personnel, are aimed to assert and defend the …