MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines has filed a diplomatic protest over the presence of more than 200 Chinese boats near an island occupied by Manila in the disputed South China Sea, the president’s spokesman said on Monday.
President Rodrigo Duterte has pursued warmer ties with China since taking office in 2016 in exchange for billions of dollars of pledged loans and investment.
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Weekly Security and Risk Report 06/07/2022
MAST’s weekly security report issue 339 is available to read now. In Maritime news, in the Gulf of Guinea, NIMASA has called for greater collaboration