South China Sea Convoy Challenges Chinese Blockade

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Filipinos are challenging Beijing's maritime claims with a second protest flotilla, and an organizer told Newsweek the aim is to "civilianize, not militarize" the disputed part of the South China Sea. The Atin Ito (it's ours) Coalition, set off Wednesday morning to deliver supplies to Philippine fishermen and contest China's claim on Scarborough Shoal. The uninhabited atoll sits within the Southeast Asian country's internationally recognized exclusive economic zone (EEZ). It is also one of the most contentious spots in the escalating territorial dispute. China seized effective control there in 2012 and has angered the Philippines by ejecting local fishermen from...