Removed Chinese barrier at shoal in SCS: Manila
The Philippines claimed on Monday that it carried out a "special operation" to dismantle a floating barrier constructed by China at a prime fishing spot in the South China Sea, a move that could rekindle tensions in Asia's most contentious regions after years of calm. On Sunday, the Philippines voiced indignation and published photographs of Chinese coastguard policing a lengthy, ball-buoy barrier near Scarborough Shoal, a rocky outcrop 200 kilometers from the Philippines that has been the location of years of intermittent flare-ups over sovereignty and fishing rights.
