A stranded WWII ship in disputed shoal flames tensions with China

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On Tuesday, August 8, China once more requested that the Philippines remove an old ship from a disputed shoal. Beijing made the most recent calls after Manila turned down its initial demand. The shoal in question is a reef that Manila uses to assert its claim to the Spratly Islands in opposition to Beijing’s assertion of jurisdiction over almost the entire South China Sea. …

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