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Al Jazeera Staff

Philippines calls on China to stop ‘provocative actions’ at sea

A Philippine flagged boat near the bow of a China Coast Guard vessel near Second Thomas Shoal [China Coast Guard/Handout via Reuters]

The Philippines has again called on Beijing to stop its “provocative actions” in the disputed South China Sea, saying it had summoned the Chinese ambassador after two near collisions between Chinese and Filipino ships over the weekend.

The incidents took place on Sunday near Second Thomas Shoal, which lies within Manila’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), as the Philippines tried to resupply sailors on the Sierra Madre, a ship it grounded there in 1999.

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