Chinese navy helicopter flew within 10 feet of a Philippine patrol plane in the South China Sea
The incident happened in the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea
China had claimed that the Philippine plane had illegally entered its airspace
The tense stand-off between the two planes lasted for 30 minutes
You are flying too close...endangering the lives of our crew and passengers, the Philippine pilot warned the Chinese navy
The US called the action by the Chinese “unsafe and irresponsible”