PH, China trade protests

by Bernadette E. Tamayo - Francisco Tuyay - Agence France-Presse

Mar 26, 2024 12:18 am

(UPDATE) THE Philippines said Monday it had summoned a Chinese envoy over 'aggressive actions' by the China Coast Guard (CCG) and other vessels near a reef off the Southeast Asian country's coast, while Beijing lodged its own complaint.

Beijing and Manila have a long history of maritime territorial disputes in the South China Sea, and there have been repeated confrontations between their vessels near disputed reefs in recent months.

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