BEIJING — China on Monday said it had taken "control measures" against Philippine ships it accused of "illegally gathering" near a disputed reef in the South China Sea.
"Recently, several Philippine ships... illegally gathered under the pretense of fishing in the waters near Houteng Reef of China's Nansha Islands," China Coast Guard spokesman Liu Dejun said in a statement, using the Chinese names for the Iroquois Reef and Spratly Islands.
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