Manila slams duplicitous China in islands dispute
(07-12 20:15)
Philippines foreign minister denounced China’s “duplicity’’ and “intimidation’’ in the South China Sea, souring the mood at a regional summit designed to soothe tensions, Agence France-Presse reports. “If Philippine sovereignty and jurisdiction can be denigrated by a powerful country through pressure, duplicity, intimidation and the threat of the use of force, the international community should be concerned about the behaviour,'' Albert del Rosario told the summit, according to an official statement.
He was referring to a recent standoff between Chinese and Philippine vessels at a rocky outcrop called the Scarborough Shoal, claimed by Philippines.
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