Video Shows Chinese Military Helicopter in Near Miss With US Ally

Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. The Philippines has released footage of a Chinese navy helicopter making a dangerously close pass near a fisheries bureau vessel Tuesday morning, at one point coming within 10 feet, Manila says. Newsweek reached out to the Philippine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and the Chinese Foreign Ministry with emailed requests for comment. Why It Matters The incident occurred over Scarborough Shoal, a traditional fishing ground and one of the most contested sites in the neighbors’ bitter South China Sea dispute….