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Title:
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China jurisdiction over Scarborough Shoal ‘unchanged’
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Author:
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By People’s Daily
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Source:
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Manila Bulletin
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Date:
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November 1, 2016
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Description:
- China still exercises jurisdiction over Huangyan Island (Scarborough Shoal or Panatag Shoal) in the South China Sea, a spokesperson said Monday, October 31, following media reports that Chinese coast guard had recently allowed Philippine fishermen to fish nearby. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying told a regular news briefing that “the jurisdiction status will not change.”
