In a joint statement after their summit, Philippine President Benigno Aquino III and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe hit Chinese dredging in the South China Sea (West Philippine Sea), saying they share “serious concern” about “land reclamation and building of outposts” in the area. The statement called for a “peaceful settlement” of disputes based on law. Aquino has courted Japan, along with the US, to help serve as a counter-weight to China’s claims to almost the entire South China Sea, which is a vital shipping lane and which could host valuable oil and gas reserves.
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