HUNDREDS of Philippine activists on Wednesday accused China of "gunboat diplomacy", demonstrating at a noisy Manila protest against the Asian giant's moves to stake its claims in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea).

Riot police cordoned off the entrance to an office building housing the Chinese consulate as an estimated one thousand demonstrators took Beijing to task for "bullying" the Philippines.

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