Philippines joins Malaysia and India in rejecting new Chinese map over disputed territories


A 2016 arbitral tribunal ruling has already rejected Beijing’s sweeping claim over most of the South China Sea. - PHOTO: ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES

MANILA: The Philippines on Friday joined Malaysia and India in disputing a new Chinese map claiming the waters off the South-east Asian nations’ coasts, as well as part of the north-east of India.

The Philippines’ Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said it is rejecting the map issued on Monday by Beijing’s Ministry of Natural Resources.

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