Philippines accuses China of ‘dangerous’ moves in South China Sea

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The “excessive and offensive actions against Philippine vessels” near the shoal prevented one of the two Filipino boats from unloading supplies needed by Filipino troops guarding the shoal onboard a long-marooned Philippine navy ship, the BRP Sierra Madre, the Philippine military said in a statement. It called on the Chinese coast guard and China’s central military commission “to act with prudence and be responsible in their actions to prevent miscalculations and accidents that will endanger people’s lives”. Several countries expressed concern over the actions of the Chinese ship. The United States immediately expressed support to the Philippines and renewed a...