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WASHINGTON – The U.S. State Department on Monday condemned what it called “escalatory and irresponsible” actions by China in the South China Sea on Sunday and reaffirmed its support for the Philippines.
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China’s coast guard said a Philippine supply ship “deliberately and dangerously” approached a Chinese ship resulting in a slight collision, a charge Manila rejected.
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The two nations have traded barbs for months over dangerous maneuvers at the Second Thomas Shoal, an atoll within Manila’s 200-mile exclusive economic zone in the South China Sea. China claims the area as its own. — Reuters
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