BEIJING: China told the Philippines on Monday (Aug 7) to remove its grounded warship from the Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea after blocking two Manila supply ships with water cannon&nb
over the weekend as both sides asserted their claims of the area.
China said it had earlier told Manila not to send ships to the Second Thomas Shoal and not to send"construction materials used for large-scale repair and reinforcement" to the warship after it learnt of this recent supply plan, the Chinese coast guard said in a statement on Monday. The Philippines in 1999 intentionally grounded the warship to stake its claim to the Second Thomas Reef, a submerged reef that is part of the Spratly islands in the South China Sea.
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