#SouthChinaSea: After deal with #China to end standoff over #SecondThomasShoal, #Philippines has been asserting increasing dominance over nearby #SabinaShoal (both in #SpratlyIslands area)

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@globaltimesnews: The Philippine side, with US support and solicitation, has been stirring up troubles on many spots in the #SouthChinaSea. From #RenAiJiao to #XianbinJiao and from #HoutengJiao to #HuangyanDao, such repeated provocations have allowed the international community to see clearly who is

@globaltimesnews: The Philippine side, with US support and solicitation, has been stirring up troubles on many spots in the #SouthChinaSea. From #Ren’aiJiao to #XianbinJiao and from #HoutengJiao to #HuangyanDao, such repeated provocations have allowed the international community to see clearly who i

@globaltimesnews: Despite repeated admonitions and warnings from #China, the Philippines deployed four Coast Guard ships, six public service vessels, and several unidentified ships to intrude into Chinese territorial waters near Huangyan Dao, #XianbinJiao in China’s #NanshaQundao and other areas, on

@globaltimesnews: The #Philippine side recently pulled out PCG 9701 which had been illegally anchored in the lagoon of China's #XianbinJiao. It is the only right way forward and is conducive to restoring peace and stability in relevant waters. #China has indisputable sovereignty over #Nansha Qundao

@globaltimesnews: #Philippine ship MRRV-9701 left #XianbinJiao after 5 months of illegal anchoring on Saturday. The retreat was partly because #China’s on-site control measures effectively blocked Philippines’ resupply operations via ships and the Philippine side could not depend solely on airdroppi

@globaltimesnews: #China has indisputable sovereignty over the #Nansha Islands, including #XianbinJiao, and China's law enforcement actions to safeguard its rights are justified and reasonable. The actions of the #Philippines seriously infringe on China's sovereignty, openly violate the Declaration