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China maps out baseline claims over a contested South China Sea shoal with the Philippines
China stakes claim to almost the entirety of the South China Sea. It has a series of disputes with several Southeast Asian nations including the Philippines and Vietnam over territory in the waters, which are part of a key shipping route in Asia.
China delimits a contested South China Sea shoal in a dispute with Philippines
China has published baselines for a contested shoal in the South China Sea it had seized from the Philippines, a move that’s likely to increase tensions over overlapping territorial claims
China opposes new Philippine maritime law, vows to protect South China Sea 'sovereignty'
China firmly opposes the Philippines' Maritime Zones Act, which it says "severely infringes on" the its territorial sovereignty and maritime rights in the South China Sea, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Sunday in a statement.
China vows to protect South China Sea amid Philippine law dispute
BEIJING >> China rejected Philippine maritime claims on Sunday, saying new legislation “severely infringes on” Beijing’s territorial sovereignty and rights in the South China Sea, and vowing to protect its own interests.
China publishes new details of its sweeping claims to South China Sea in row over Philippine law
The move from Beijing comes just a day after the Philippines signed two laws defining the country’s maritime zones
China declares baselines, reaffirms opposition to PH's new maritime law | INQToday
The Chinese government reaffirms its opposition to the Philippines' new maritime law as it delimits and declares Beijing's "baselines" of the territorial sea adjacent to Scarborough Shoal, or what it calls Huangyan Dao.

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