중국 공군, 필리핀 해안경비대 항공기에 조명탄 발사

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중국이 또 필리핀을 집적이고 있습니다. 분쟁지역인 미스치프 숄과 수비 숄 근처 공역에서 중국군이 필리핀 해안경비대의 세스나 캐러밴에 조명탄을 발사했다고 하네요. 이전 사고 사례처럼 중국 공군기가 비행경로 앞에 플레어를 투하한 건가 싶었는데, 기사에 첨부된 영상을 보니 중국군이 지상 기지에서 조명탄을 발사한 거네요 @.@

중국, 필리핀 해안경비대 항공기에 조명탄 발사

중국, 칼라얀 군도 상공에서 필리핀 해안경비대 항공기에 조명탄 발사
작성자: Clement Charpentreau
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국방
MauroTongco II / Wikimedia Commons
중국군이 2026년 4월 9일, 서필리핀해 칼라얀 군도(KIG) 상공에서 해양 상황 파악(MDA) 비행을 수행 중이던 필리핀 해안경비대(PCG) 세스나 캐러밴 항공기를 향해 조명탄을 발사했습니다.
서필리핀해 담당 PCG 대변인 제이 타리에라 제독은 이번 사건이 팡가니반 암초와 자모라 암초 인근에서 발생했다고 밝히며, 이를 "명백하고 의도적인 괴롭힘 행위"라고 불렀습니다. 중국 측 관리들로부터 즉각적인 공개 반응은 나오지 않았습니다.

팡가니반과 자모라 상공의 조명탄
타리에라 대변인은 이번 사건이 국제적으로 미스치프 암초로도 알려진 팡가니반 암초와 수비 암초로 알려진 자모라 암초 인근에서 발생했다고 말했습니다.
두 지형물은 중국이 스프래틀리 군도에서 대형 인공 섬 전초기지로 변모시킨 암초들에 속합니다. 필리핀 측 보고에 따르면, 무장하지 않은 정부 항공기는 비행 중 반복적인 무선 경고를 받기도 했습니다.
이번 사건은 2026년 3월 20일 팡가니반 암초 인근에서 발생한 또 다른 필리핀 해안경비대 항공기 관련 조명탄 사건 이후 3주도 채 되지 않아 발생했습니다. 또한 이는 파가사 섬 인근에서 발생한 충돌 위기 사건 이후에 일어난 것으로, 당시 필리핀 해군은 중국 군함이 필리핀 관리들이 안전하지 않고 비전문적이라고 묘사한 기동을 함에 따라 BRP 벵게트함이 회피 기동을 해야 했다고 밝혔습니다.

마닐라, 중국의 주장 거부
필리핀이 현재 의장국을 맡고 있는 동남아시아국가연합(ASEAN)은 2026년에 베이징과 남중국해 행동 강령을 마무리할 예정입니다. 이 강령은 항공기에 대한 조명탄 사용을 포함한 갈등 고조의 위험을 줄이기 위한 것입니다.
마닐라 주재 중국 대사관은 이전에 PCG가 팡가니반 암초에서 "문제를 일으키고 있다"고 비난했으며, 타리에라 대변인이 기자들을 태우고 비행을 실시함으로써 대립을 조장하려 한다고 주장했습니다. 타리에라 대변인은 서필리핀해에서 긴장을 유발하는 것은 필리핀의 순찰이 아니라 중국의 "불법적이고 강압적이며 공격적이고 기만적인 행동"이라며 그러한 주장을 일축했습니다.
PCG는 서필리핀해에서 중국의 활동을 기록하고 사건에 대한 공적 기록을 구축하기 위한 광범위한 노력의 일환으로 최근 몇 년 동안 투명성 확보를 위한 비행 사용을 확대해 왔습니다.
초계기에 대한 조명탄 사용과 위험한 차단 행위는 필리핀에만 국한된 것이 아닙니다.
2025년 2월, 중국 Su-35 전투기가 남중국해에서 감시 활동을 수행 중이던 호주 P-8A 포세이돈 근처에서 조명탄을 발사했습니다. 2023년 10월에는 중국 인민해방군 공군(PLAAF) 전투기들이 동중국해에서 유엔 제재 이행을 감시하던 캐나다 CP-140 오로라를 차단했으며, 캐나다 관리들은 이를 "위험하고 무모한" 행동이라고 묘사했습니다. 스카버러 암초 인근에서 필리핀 항공기와 관련된 유사한 사건들도 마닐라로부터 반복적인 비난을 불러일으켰습니다.

China fires flares at Philippine Coast Guard aircraft

China fires flares at Philippine Coast Guard aircraft

China fires flares at Philippine Coast Guard aircraft over Kalayaan Island Group 

ByClement Charpentreau

8 hours ago

Defense

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Chinese forces fired flares at a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Cessna Caravan aircraft on April 9, 2026, while it was conducting maritime domain awareness (MDA) flights over the Kalayaan Island Group (KIG) in the West Philippine Sea.

Rear Admiral Jay Tarriela, the PCG spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea, said the incident took place near Panganiban Reef and Zamora Reef and called it “a clear and deliberate act of bullying.” There was no immediate public response from Chinese officials. 

Flares over Panganiban and Zamora 

Tarriela said the incidents occurred near Panganiban Reef, also known internationally as Mischief Reef, and Zamora Reef, or Subi Reef.  

Both features are among the reefs China has transformed into large artificial island outposts in the Spratlys. Philippine reports said the unarmed government aircraft also received repeated radio challenges during the flight. 

The episode came less than three weeks after another flare incident involving a Philippine Coast Guard aircraft near Panganiban Reef on March 20, 2026. It also followed a near-collision near Pag-asa Island, when the Philippine Navy said BRP Benguet had to take evasive action after a Chinese warship made what Philippine officials described as an unsafe and unprofessional maneuver. 

Manila rejects China’s claims 

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, which the Philippines currently chairs, is expected to finalize a Code of Conduct in the South China Sea with Beijing in 2026. The code is intended to reduce the risk of escalation, including the use of flares against aircraft. 

China’s embassy in Manila has previously accused the PCG of “stirring up trouble” at Panganiban Reef and claimed that Tarriela was attempting to manufacture confrontation by conducting flights with journalists on board. Tarriela rejected those claims, saying it is China’s “illegal, coercive, aggressive, and deceptive actions,” not Philippine patrols, that drive tensions in the West Philippine Sea. 

The PCG has escalated its use of transparency flights in recent years as part of a broader effort to document Chinese activities in the West Philippine Sea and build a public record of incidents.  

The use of flares and unsafe intercepts against patrol aircraft is not isolated to the Philippines. 

In February 2025, a Chinese Su-35 fired flares in close proximity to an Australian P-8A Poseidon conducting surveillance over the South China Sea. In October 2023, PLAAF fighter jets intercepted a Canadian CP-140 Aurora monitoring UN sanctions enforcement over the East China Sea in what Canadian officials described as “dangerous and reckless” behavior. Similar incidents involving Philippine aircraft near Scarborough Shoal have drawn repeated condemnation from Manila. 

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