China can go fuck itself.

What, you mean they want to own some ocean too…? Huh, how weird.

This is the best summary I could come up with:

The Philippine coastguard this week said it had cut a 300 metre (980 feet) floating barrier installed by China that blocked access to the hotly disputed Scarborough Shoal, an area Beijing has controlled for over a decade.

The Chinese coastguard has disputed the Philippine version of the events, while the United States has weighed in behind ally Manila, with a senior defence official calling its move a “bold step” and underlining its treaty obligations to defend its former colony.

Ties between the Philippines and China have deteriorated of late, in large part due to overtures from Marcos to deepen defence ties with Washington, including offering expanded access to its troops, ostensibly training and humanitarian purposes.

“The president is really sincere with his commitment that we’re not going to surrender an inch of our territory to any foreign power,” coastguard spokesperson Commodore Jay Tarriela told a press conference.

China, which says Scarborough Shoal is its territory, has chided the United States for what it calls provocations in the region.

There were two Filipino vessels fishing in the shoal, but it remains a struggle to enter the lagoon, he added.

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