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CHINA has accused the United States (US) of supporting the Philippines' "unlawful, provocative behavior" in the South China Sea as it claimed that Manila has "yet to fulfil" its promise to tow away the BRP Sierra Madre from its territorial waters. Beijing, through its Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has accused Manila of trying to overhaul the military ship BRP Sierra Madre to "permanently occupy" Ren'ai Jiao or Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea. Ren'ai Jiao has always been part of China's Nansha Qundao, the ministry spokesman said in a statement shared by the Chinese Embassy in Manila. "The historical...
