China on December 2 said it had taken “control measures” against Philippine ships it accused of “illegally gathering” near a disputed reef in the South China Sea. “Recently, several Philippine ships… illegally gathered under the pretense of fishing in the waters near Houteng Reef of China’s Nansha Islands,” China Coast Guard spokesperson Liu Dejun said...

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