This is the tense moment a Chinese navy helicopter flew dangerously close to a Philippine patrol aircraft flying over disputed waters in the South China Sea. Footage shows the Chinese chopper hovering just 10ft away from the Filipino plane in the contested Scarborough Shoal,

The Philippine Coast Guard condemned "dangerous" manoeuvres by a Chinese Navy helicopter on Tuesday that it said flew within three metres (10 feet) of a surveillance flight carrying a group of journalists over the contested Scarborough Shoal.

China's "reckless" flight maneuvers against a Philippine plane carrying journalists and Coast Guard personnel is the "most dangerous" act yet by Beijing in the South China Sea, the Philippine Coast Guard said.