Aquino: Philippines to Fly Usual Routes over Disputed Reefs

Philippine aircraft will continue to fly their usual routes over disputed reefs in the South China Sea, the country's president said Monday, defying China's challenges to its planes and those of the United States. President Benigno Aquino III told reporters there is no declared air defense identification zone over the area and "we will still fly the routes that we fly based on international law." "We will still exercise our rights over our exclusive economic...

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