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Title:
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Philippine judge rules out any China gas deal without sovereignty recognition
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Author:
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Reporting by Enrico dela Cruz; Editing by Clarence Fernandez
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Source:
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Reuters
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Date:
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March 5, 2018
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Description:
- Any deal between the Philippines and a Chinese firm to jointly explore for gas in the Reed Bank of the South China Sea will be illegal unless China recognizes the southeast Asian nation’s sovereign rights there, a Philippine judge said on Monday.
