China urges Philippines to immediately withdraw ships stationed at Sabina Shoal

July 14, 2024 - 10:14 AM
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Philippine Coast Guard personnel survey several ships believed to be Chinese militia vessels in Sabina Shoal in the South China Sea, in a handout photo distributed by the Philippine Coast Guard on May 5 and taken according to source on April 27, 2021. (Philippine Coast Guard/Handout via Reuters)

China’s defense ministry on Friday urged the Philippine side to immediately withdraw personnel and ships “illegally” stationed at Sabina Shoal on the Spratly archipelago, and stop “heading down the wrong path,” according to a news conference.

—Reporting by Beijing newsroom; Editing by Christina Fincher