US halts China’s island reclamation

By FERNAN MARASIGAN, TMT

Mar 10, 2017 12:18 am

CHINA attempted to restart reclamation at Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal in the disputed West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) but was stopped by the United States last year, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana bared on Thursday.

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana AFP PHOTO

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