Japanese envoy denounces Beijings dangerous behavior in South China Sea

    MANILA, Philippines --- Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Koshikawa Kazuhiko on Thursday criticized Beijing's "dangerous behavior" in the South China Sea. Koshikawa issued the statement a week after China Coast Guard ships maneuvered dangerously close to two Philippine Coast Guard vessels supporting a supply mission in Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea. "As China's unilateral actions such as repeated intrusions into Japan's waters around the Senkaku Islands in the [East China Sea], China's dangerous behavior in the South China Sea in defiance of the 2016 arbitration award is a grave concern for regional peace and stability," Koshi...

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