South China Sea: Manila says flares fired at aircraft near Subi, Mischief reefs

The Chinese military appeared to fire flares near a Philippine aircraft operating close to the Subi and Mischief reefs, according to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), as tensions continue to spread to other South China Sea hotspots.

The coastguard released video clips on Thursday of footage that it said had been filmed from the aircraft on Monday.

PCG spokesman Jay Tarriela said on social media that the unarmed plane was on a maritime domain awareness flight over part of the Spratly Islands when...