Syria's Beijing-sponsored regime keeps Obama busy while China violates Filipino sovereignty

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Philippine Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin accused China of preparing to build a structure on an uninhabited piece of land claimed by both countries in violation of a regional agreement.

The Philippine armed forces saw three Chinese coast guard ships and concrete blocks in the Scarborough Shoal as of Aug. 31, Gazmin told a congressional hearing in Manila today. The move contravenes a 2002 declaration between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to refrain from occupying land in the South China Sea, he said.

“First rocks, then a pile-driver, then a foundation,” Gazmin told reporters after his testimony. “When you get back again, if you don’t survey, there will be a garrison.”

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The Philippines, a U.S. treaty ally, lacks the military force to deter China from controlling disputed waters that may contain oil and gas reserves, and has asked the United Nations to rule on disputes.

“The important thing is we put men there, so this can be prevented,” Gazmin told reporters. “We don’t have the capability to do that at the moment.”

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-09-02/philippines-rejects-chinese-demands-for-president-aquino-s-visit.html

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Scarborough Shoal

Old issue.

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Old issue.

The Philippine armed forces saw three Chinese coast guard ships and concrete blocks in the Scarborough Shoal as of Aug. 31.

Three days old, as of today.

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The Scarborough Shoal standoff refers to the ongoing tensions between China and the Philippines which began on April 8, 2012 over the Philippine Navy apprehension of eight Chinese fishing vessels in the disputed Scarborough Shoal.[1]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarborough_Shoal_standoff

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The specific event being reported in this article is three days old. Troll somewhere else.

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The specific event being reported in this article is three days old. Troll somewhere else.

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