Philippine coastguard personnel monitor Chinese vessels anchored at Sabina Shoal, a South China Sea outcrop claimed by Manila. Photo: Philippine coastguard via AFP
Philippines won’t move an inch on South China Sea, Duterte tells Beijing
- Philippine president has rebuffed a call from China to withdraw vessels from a contested maritime area near a Chinese military installation
- With pressure building on Manila’s relationship with Beijing he warns this could be where ‘our friendship ends’
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Philippine coastguard personnel monitor Chinese vessels anchored at Sabina Shoal, a South China Sea outcrop claimed by Manila. Photo: Philippine coastguard via AFP
