China seizes disputed reef near Philippine military outpost

The Manila Times

The Manila Times

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Beijing claims sovereignty over almost all of the South China Sea and has waved away competing assertions from other regional countries as well as an international ruling that its position has no legal basis.
Japan Today
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China has claimed control over Sandy Cay, which is about five nautical miles from Pag-asa (Thitu) Island, which hosts a key military post for the Armed Forces of the Philippines in the West Philippine Sea.
Daily Tribune
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The tiny sandbank, part of the Spratly Islands, lies near Thitu Island, also called Pag-asa and site of a Philippine military facility.
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