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The Philippines urged China on Wednesday to avoid actions that endanger sailors and vessels in the South China Sea, saying peace could not be achieved if China 's words did not match its behavior in the disputed waters.The Department of Foreign Affairs denounced as "illegal and aggressive" China 's actions during a routine resupply mission on June 17, which the Armed Forces of the Philippines said had severely injured a navy sailor and damaged Philippine vessels.
"They have no right or legal authority to hijack our operations and destroy Philippine vessels," AFP chief General Romeo Brawner said in a briefing on Wednesday. "They boarded our boats illegally, they got our equipment, they acted like pirates."China took no direct measures against Philippine personnel, its foreign ministry said in response on Wednesday."The law enforcement measures...
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