US spy planes to assist PH vs China

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Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario said US spy planes are providing crucial intelligence on Chinese military activities in disputed parts of the West Philippine Sea. This could help the Philippines in its arbitration case against China. In a press briefing, del Rosario said the information gathered by the spy planes is of “significant importance” to the Philippines. “We do have an interest in terms of what is going on in our exclusive economic zone, within our continental shelf, and we want to know if there are any intrusions,” del Rosario said. US Navy P-3 Orion surveillance aircraft fly over areas that the Philippines claims to be within its legal territory but where China has deployed military vessels.

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