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Manila, Philippines — The Philippines said it carried out a resupply and rotation mission to troops on a South China Sea reef Saturday without “untoward incidents,” more than a month after a violent clash with Chinese forces in the area.
The shoal has been a focus of clashes between Chinese and Philippine ships in recent months as Beijing steps up efforts to push its claims to almost the entire South China Sea. Following Manila’s announcement of the arrangement, China’s foreign ministry suggested it required the Philippines to give Beijing “prior notification” and verification of deliveries, which Manila promptly rejected.
“I think that would be an important step forward in diffusing tensions and hopefully lead to other areas of cooperation on the South China Sea.”
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