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Philippines Accuses China of Trying to 'Physically Expel' Filipinos from South China Sea

Benjie Batanes   |

Nov 28, 2015 07:32 AM EST

The Philippine legal representatives at the Hague International Arbitration Court this week accused China of bullying and trying to physically expel its citizens from the disputed parts of the South China Sea. Beijing has refused to participate in the court proceedings and insists on bilateral negotiations instead to settle the dispute between the two countries.