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Beijing accuses Manila of lying over South China Sea note

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Beijing has accused Manila of lying and engaging in grandstanding after a Philippine minister revealed a handwritten note from China regarding the South China Sea arbitration ruling. The note, which rejected the 2016 award as illegal, was reportedly passed to the Philippine minister by a Chinese military attaché at the Seoul Defence Dialogue, an act the minister deemed impolite to their hosts. AI

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Beijing accuses Manila of lying over South China Sea note

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Laura Zhou ·

    Beijing tells Manila to ‘stop lying’ after minister exposes South China Sea note

    China has accused Philippine officials of “grandstanding and lying” after Manila’s defence secretary publicly read aloud a Chinese diplomat’s note on the South China Sea that the Philippine minister described as “coercion, bullying and aggression”. “We urge certain people in the …

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