Beijing’s flag-planting in South China Sea revives tensions with Manila

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Taipei | China’s move to proclaim sovereignty over a disputed reef in the South China Sea has triggered a new stand-off with the Philippines, raising tensions between the two rival claimants on the eve of US-Philippine military drills nearby. The Philippines sent navy, coastguard and maritime police officers to Sandy Cay and two neighbouring sandbanks in the Spratly Islands on Sunday to “uphold the country’s sovereignty, sovereign rights and jurisdiction” and displayed the national flag there, according to a statement published on X. Loading... Financial Times