Asia - Voice of America: Beijing Eases Anti-Philippine Talk, Holds Firm on Territorial Dispute

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Beijing Eases Anti-Philippine Talk, Holds Firm on Territorial Dispute May 16th 2012, 14:05 BEIJING - The Chinese government is not yielding in its weeks-long maritime territorial dispute with the Philippines, although it is softening some of its sharp rhetoric.   It is no surprise that China continues to squarely blame the Philippines for the dispute over rocky Scarborough Shoal, which the Chinese call Huangyan Island.   In a report Wednesday, the state-run Xinhua news agency said the latest dispute was sparked in April, when a Philippine warship ... Media files: B3A4F984-5517-4825-AAED-6F79E7FBC1CE_cx0_cy2_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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