Asia - Voice of America: Philippines Slams China's Establishment of Sansha City in South China Sea

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Philippines Slams China's Establishment of Sansha City in South China Sea Jul 23rd 2012, 20:44 Philippine President Benigno Aquino says his country will not back down in a territorial dispute with China.  Aquino made the statement Monday in his annual state of the union address, reacting to China's establishment on Sunday of Sansha city across several disputed islands of the South China Sea. China refers to the islands as Xisha, Zhongsha and Nansha. Beijing's planned deployment of a military garrison to Sansha brought a swift response from President Aquino. He said, "If ... Media files: D8418FCE-138D-464C-AFA7-3D1EE60D15E6_cx0_cy4_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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