China, Philippines spar over military visit to island

Al Jaazeera – China voices displeasure after high-profile Philippine military brass visit disputed island in the South China Sea.


Troops march as a plane carrying Philippine military brass arrives on Pag-asa island [Bullit Marquez/AP]

China has protested about a visit by Philippine military chiefs to a disputed island in the South China Sea, but Manila maintained on Saturday that it owns the territory where Filipino troops and villagers have lived for decades.

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