Loading ...In a surprising turnaround, President Duterte says he has ordered troops to occupy all atolls claimed by Manila adding that he might mark Philippine Independence Day by personally raising the nation’s flag on one of the disputed islands
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Thursday he has ordered troops to deploy on unoccupied South China Sea islands adding that he may visit a Philippine-controlled island to raise the national flag.
Duterte’s plan is unlikely to sit well with China, which lays claim to almost all the South China Sea, despite a fast-warming relationship between the two sides in recent months.
“I have ordered the armed forces to occupy all,” Duterte said.
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