Philippines protests China's 'illegal' acts in disputed South China Sea atoll

A Philippine coast guard personnel (R) monitoring a Chinese coast guard ship shadowing their vessel while conducting a maritime patrol in Scarborough Shoal in South China sea. - AFP

MANILA, June 11 (Reuters): The Philippines has lodged a new diplomatic protest against China's maritime activities within Manila's 200-mile exclusive economic zone, the foreign ministry said late on Friday (June 10).

It was the second diplomatic protest by the ministry this week, adding to more than 300 complaints filed against Beijing's "illegal" activities in the South China Sea.