Philippine protesters donning cut-out turtle shells stand during an anti-China rally in front of the Chinese consular office in the financial district of Manila on May 16, 2014. Several hundred Filipino and Vietnamese joined forces in a unique protest in the Philippine capital on May 16, demanding that China stop oil drilling in disputed South China Sea areas. AFP PHOTO/TED ALJIBE
MANILA: Several hundred Filipino and Vietnamese protesters united in a march in the Philippine capital, demanding that China stop oil drilling in disputed South China Sea waters.
Filipino riot police blocked the entrance to a high-rise building that houses the Chinese consulate in Manila’s financial district as around 200 protesters marched on to the office.
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