Philippines to Rename Disputed South China Sea Islands to Assert Sovereignty
The Philippines announced plans to rename over 100 island features in the disputed South China Sea, including areas claimed by China, as a measure to reinforce its sovereignty.
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Philippines to rename disputed South China Sea islands to boost ‘sovereignty’
The Philippines said on Tuesday it will rename more than 100 island features in a bid to reinforce its “sovereignty” in the disputed South China Sea, including areas claimed by China. The features to be renamed under President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr’s executive order belong to the Spratly archipelago, site of repeated confrontations between Philippine and Chinese vessels. Beijing claims the South China Sea in nearly its entirety despite an international ruling that its assertion has no legal...
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