Philippines’ top diplomat swears at China online, tells nation to leave disputed waters


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The Philippines’ top diplomat unambiguously told Beijing where to go on Monday, as the government insisted Chinese vessels were still illegally lingering in the disputed South China Sea. “China, my friend, how politely can I put it? Let me see… O… GET THE FUCK OUT,” Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin tweeted. The latest spat between Manila and Beijing over the resource-rich waters — which China claims almost entirely — flared up in March after hundreds of Chinese boats were spotted inside the Philippines’ Exclusive Economic Zone. China has refused repeated calls from the Philippines to withdraw the boats, and tensions have...