China urges Philippines to end ‘provocations’ in South China Sea

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Since the grounding of the BRP Sierra Madre at the atoll in 1999 in Manila's attempt to assert its sovereignty claim, China has repeatedly called on the Philippines to tow away the vessel

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BEIJING, China – China on Monday, October 9, warned the Philippines against further “provocations” at an atoll in the South China Sea, saying such acts had violated Chinese territorial sovereignty, contravened international law and disrupted regional peace and stability. In recent months, the Philippines has been sending supplies to its troops stationed on a World War Two-era, transport-ship-turned-military outpost on the Second Thomas Shoal, prompting the China Coast Guard to repeatedly deploy vessels to block the resupply missions.

The atoll is known as Ayungin Shoal in the Philippines, while China calls it the Renai Reef, lying 190 km off the Philippine island of Palawan.

 

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