The Philippine Coast Guard said it has the right to sail in the waters near the shoal.
The Philippine Coast Guard said it has the right to sail in the waters near the shoal after Beijing protested its presence and sought its immediate withdrawal.
The Philippine Coast Guard said it has the right to sail in the waters near the shoal after Beijing protested against its presence and sought its immediate withdrawal. The situation in the shoal adds to the lingering tensions between the two countries that have competing claims in the South China Sea.after Manila said two Chinese air force aircraft made “dangerous” manoeuvres and dropped flares in the path of a Philippine Air Force plane patrolling over Scarborough Shoal in the contested waters.
The action wasn’t taken to “provoke or escalate tensions” but to protect the Philippines’ “sovereign rights over these waters”, he said.
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