Philippines re-deploys military supply ship after being intercepted by China


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Jakarta, CNN Indonesia — The Philippines will again place military supply ships for troops at the Second Thomas Shoal (Ayungin Shoal), in the South China Sea region ( LCS ) on Sunday (21/11). Previously, Philippine ships were intercepted China when trying to get into that area. Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said he had asked the country’s military to send their ship back to the Second Thomas Shoal. Lorenzana also said China would not interfere with them. “China will not interfere with (the military deployment earlier) according to my conversation with the Chinese Ambassador (Huang Xilian),” Lorenzana said, quoted from...