Filipinos protest outside Chinese consulate to denounce Beijing's 'trespass' rules in disputed waters

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June 14, 2024 at 3:50 a.m.

Dozens of Filipino activists trooped to the Chinese consulate in Manila on Friday to denounce Beijing's order to detain “trespassers” in the disputed South China Sea that overlaps with the stretch of waters the Philippines call its exclusive economic zone. Protesters ripped a drawing of Chinese President Xi Jinping while chanting “The Philippines is ours, China get out!” (AP video shot by Joeal Calupitan)

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