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The Philippines has summoned China’s envoy to protest against aggressive actions in the South China Sea at the weekend, as Manila’s defence minister dared Beijing to bolster its vast sovereignty claims by taking them to international arbitration.The foreign ministry accused China’s coastguard of using the water cannon against a civilian boat supplying troops on Saturday at the Second Thomas Shoal, which it said damaged the boat and injured some crew.
The Philippines foreign ministry said in a statement that China’s continued interference with the Philippines’ routine and lawful activities in its own exclusive economic zone (EEZ) is unacceptable.