Manila to challenge China blockade in South China Sea

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Manila to challenge China blockade in South China Sea

The Philippines is planning another challenge of a Chinese naval blockade of a disputed shoal in the South China Sea by sending civilian ships with supplies to its troops stationed there, a senior military official said on Thursday. Chinese coastguard ships patrolling waters around Second Thomas Shoal, known in China as the Ren'ai reef and in the Philippines as Ayungin, ordered the same vessels to leave the area on Sunday. Manila claims the shoal is part of the Philippine's continental shelf. China says Manila is planning to build a permanent structure on the shoal, which Beijing claims to be part of its territory based on its historical nine-dash-line claims.

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