MANILA: The Philippines said it planned to defy Chinese warnings and pursue a case in the United Nations challenging Beijing’s claim to most of the South China Sea.
Manila is to file as scheduled its “memorial”, or formal pleading tomorrow, which would allow the UN arbitral tribunal to study the Philippine argument that the Chinese claim covers parts of Filipino territory, officials said.
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