Court verdict looms in Philippines v China dispute in South China Sea

In the sleepy days between Christmas and New Year, an intrepid flotilla of young activists set out from Palawan Island in the Philippines for a tiny island in the Spratlys, to protest China’s activities in the South China Sea.
A creative approach, but it was successful, in its way.
The Philippines government, while it noted their patriotism, did not endorse the voyage into what it now calls the West Philippine Sea.

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