MANILA, Philippines: Beijing reinstalled a barrier at the Scarborough Shoal or Bajo de Masinloc atoll in response to the Philippines' "infringement" on China's sovereignty, its foreign ministry said.

China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Mao Ning said that Huangyan Dao (Scarborough Shoal) "has always been China's territory."

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