China on Monday asked the Philippines to respect its sovereignty over the Scarborough Shoal after Manila’s coast guard reported a Chinese vessel’s close distance maneuver that risked a collision near the shoal. “Huangyan Dao is China’s inherent territory,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wengbin said in reference to the shoal, according to a transcript of a press briefing posted on its website. “China has sovereignty over Huangyan Dao and its adjacent waters as well as sovereign rights and jurisdiction over relevant water.”

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