200 Chinese ships dock at Philippine reef, Manila cries ‘incursion,’ Beijing says it was just ‘bad weather’
In a storm that is about maritime rights and sovereignty as the incident occurred on the Whitsun Reef of the Spratly Islands archipelago, which China claims virtually in its entirety. The Philippines called for China to “stop this incursion and immediately recall these boats.” China’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, however, moved to calm the situation while … Read more
