South China Sea Tensions Persist at ASEAN

The Philippines published photos Wednesday of what appears to be Chinese naval ships building an island in the contested South China Sea, just before a summit of Asian nations. The photos showed an increased number of ships and what the Philippines says is evidence of "fresh" construction of an artificial island near Scarborough Shoal. They were released just before the annual meeting of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). "We remain seriously...

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