Duterte orders Philippine troops to South China Sea reefs

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http://l.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/lCqKyNUHZhedhhLAiyI.jg--/YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b247aD04Njt3PTEzMDs-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/08f9867fe7437ee925bff422e81376887d91d5f1.jpg (https://www.yahoo.com/news/duterte-orders-philippine-troops-south-china-sea-reefs-081736291.html)Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday ordered Filipino troops to deploy on unoccupied South China Sea islands and reefs claimed by Manila, in a move that could provoke rival claimants including Beijing. In a surprise announcement, Duterte told reporters he has ordered soldiers to build structures on Philippine-claimed islands and reefs in the strategically located Spratly archipelago. "I have ordered the armed forces to occupy all," he said during a visit to a military camp on the western Philippine island of Palawan, the largest land mass close to the Spratly group.



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