Philippine private jet forcefully intrudes into Huangyan Island airspace and is strongly driven away by Chinese naval and air forces; the US ship's interception fails!

According to aerial footage and location information released by accompanying Philippine journalists, around 10 AM that day, the private jet took off from Manila and approached about 15 nautical miles east of Huangyan Island along a western flight route, entering the airspace claimed by China.

Almost simultaneously, China dispatched at least two fighter jets to take off, accompanying the Philippine aircraft at a distance of about 1.5 kilometers, and issued multiple warnings through internationally recognized radio channels: "You have entered Chinese airspace, immediately change your course, otherwise further measures will be taken."

The footage shows that three Chinese naval vessels are gathered in the lagoon and surrounding waters of Huangyan Island— including one 054A-class frigate and two 056-class light frigates; there are also three Chinese coast guard ships patrolling around the reef.

It is worth noting that the US Navy destroyer USS Decatur, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, is also operating about 30 nautical miles southwest of Huangyan Island. According to data from the open-source Automatic Identification System (AIS), the ship has been lingering in the area since the evening of December 2, maintaining a speed of less than 5 knots, clearly in a state of "observation and standby." During the process of the Chinese naval and air forces driving away the Philippine private jet, the US ship briefly accelerated to approach the east, but for some unknown reason, quickly withdrew.