Philippines urges China to halt 'provocative' actions after flare incidents

'Such actions undermine regional peace and security,' says task force

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A Chinese fighter jet flies during a patrol over the South China Sea in this undated photo released Aug. 6, 2016, by China's Xinhua News Agency. © AP

MANILA (Reuters) -- The Philippines called on Beijing on Saturday to "immediately cease all provocative and dangerous actions" after accusing it of "unjustifiably" deploying flares from China-occupied Subi Reef on Aug. 22 while a Manila aircraft was conducting patrols.

The same aircraft also "faced harassment" from a Chinese jet fighter while it was conducting a surveillance flight near Scarborough Shoal on Aug. 19, the Philippines' South China Sea Task Force said in a statement.

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