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China rejects Phl call for construction ban in disputed sea

BEIJING  — China rejected a suggestion by the Philippines for a regionwide ban on construction in the South China Sea after Beijing began building a school on a rugged outpost it created to strengthen its claims to disputed waters. Philippine Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario said he will propose that the Association of Southeast Asian […]

China adding school to outpost in disputed waters in South China Sea

BEIJING (THE PHILIPPINES DAILY INQUIRER/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – China is building a school on a remote island in the South China Sea to serve the children of military personnel and others, expanding the rugged outpost it created two years ago to strengthen claims to disputed waters and islands. China established the settlement of Sansha-which Beijing […]