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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A Philippine flag flutters from BRP Sierra Madre, a dilapidated Philippine Navy ship that has been aground since 1999 and became a Philippine military detachment on the disputed Second Thomas Shoal, part of the Spratly Islands, in the South Ch
HONG KONG (Reuters) – China said on Monday that recent actions by the Philippines near the Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea have seriously violated China’s territorial sovereignty, its foreign ministry said in a statement.
China urged the Philippines to stop the provocation in order to avoid further damaging peace and stability in the South China Sea, the statement said.
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