PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte on Friday hit China’s reclamation activities the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), warning Beijing its actions could disrupt trade and become a potential military “flashpoint.”

China appears to be building new structures in the disputed Panatag Shoal (Scarborough Shoal), also called Bajo de Masinloc, Duterte revealed.

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