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South China Sea: doubts surface over Philippines’ deal with Beijing on shoal missions
On Sunday, the Philippine foreign ministry announced that the two countries had “reached an understanding” on a “provisional arrangement” for the resupply and rotation of the Philippine garrison aboard the BRP Sierra Madre – a navy ship deliberately …