Philippines accuses China of using water cannon on its vessels for a second day
Get bite-sized news via a newcards interface. Related: Fresh South China Sea tensions add urgency to ASEAN-China code of conduct talks: Analysts Philippines, China summon each other's envoys over South China Sea incident China has long occupied the shoal, part of an armada of coast guard ships deployed throughout the South China Sea. A 2016 arbitration decision on a case lodged by the Philippines ruled largely in favour of Manila and said China's blockade of the shoal violated international law.Beijing does not recognise the ruling.
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- ▪Related: Fresh South China Sea tensions add urgency to ASEAN-China code of conduct talks: Analysts Philippines, China summon each other's envoys over South China Sea incident China has long occupied the shoal, part of an armada of coast gua
- ▪A 2016 arbitration decision on a case lodged by the Philippines ruled largely in favour of Manila and said China's blockade of the shoal violated international law.Beijing does not recognise the ruling.
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- ▪ Philippines accuses China of using water cannon on vessels for second day — Al Jazeera English
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