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Tensions rose between China and the Philippines on Tuesday, April 17, when the Philippines refused to pull out a Philippine-registered ship near the Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea. Embassy officials blamed the Philippines for “aggravating the situation”. The MS Saranggani carries French archeologists working on trying to salvage a shipwreck in the area. China insists the salvaging operation is in violation of international conventions. Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Roasario says the stand-off needs to be resolved in the International Tribunal on the Law of the Sea.
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