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RSS FeedsChina, Philippine tensions inflamed by a sunken boat
(WorldNews China)

 
 

13 june 2019 08:35:12

 
China, Philippine tensions inflamed by a sunken boat
(WorldNews China)
 


Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte´s government has accused a Chinese paramilitary vessel of ramming and sinking a Filipino fishing boat in the Reed Bank, an energy-rich and contested area in the South China Sea. The collision, which reputedly took place on June 9, was officially acknowledged on Philippine Independence Day (June 12) and predictably sparked a new nationalistic backlash against China in the form of street protests. More significantly, Manila´s uncharacteristically stern response to the incident promises to add new fuel to rising tensions in a hotly contested and strategically crucial maritime area that threatens to tip towards superpower conflict. China claims the Reed Bank...


 
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