China Places Territorial Buoys Around Spratly Islands After Philippine Coast Guard Placed Their Own

Philippine Coast Guard: "Placement signifies the country's sovereign rights"

May 25, 2023

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SPRATLY ISLANDS - After the Philippine Coast Guard placed navigational buoys with the Philippine national flag on them around the contested Spratly islands, China has now deployed at least three buoys of their own "to ensure the safety of navigation," according to the Chinese Ministry of Transport on Wednesday.

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