Manila, Feb. 19 -- The United States on Wednesday condemned China's dangerous flight maneuver against a Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) plane on a patrol over the Bajo de Masinloc or Scarborough Shoal.

In a statement on X, US Ambassador MaryKay Carlson called on China to refrain from conducting "coercive actions" in the region.

"We condemn the dangerous maneuvers by a PLA (People's Liberation Army) Navy helicopter that endangered pilots and passengers on a Philippine air mission. We call on China to refrain from coercive actions and settle its disputes peacefully in accordance with international law," she said.

A PLA Navy helicopter, identified by tail number 68, performed dangerous flight maneuvers towards the BFAR ai...