Photo: Screenshot from the official WeChat account of the PLA Southern Theater Command

The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Southern Theater Command organized naval and air forces to track and monitor, sternly warn, and resolutely expel several small aircraft of the Philippines in accordance with laws and regulations after they illegally intruded into the airspace of China's Huangyan Dao in recent days without authorization from the Chinese government, Senior Colonel Tian Junli, a spokesperson for the Southern Theater Command, said in a statement on Friday.

Huangyan Dao is an integral part of China's territory, Tian said, adding that "We sternly warn the Philippines to immediately cease its infringement and provocations." 

The troops of the Southern Theater Command remain on high alert at all times and will resolutely safeguard China's territorial sovereignty and security as well as peace and stability in the South China Sea region, Tian added.


Global Times