The Philippines has filed two protests with China over the pointing of a radar gun at a Philippine Navy ship and for declaring parts of Philippine territory as part of Hainan province, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teddy Boy Locsin confirmed Wednesday. On his Twitter account, Locsin said the Chinese Embassy in Manila at 5:15 p.m. received the twin protests, which he said were “both violations of international law and Philippine sovereignty.” China recently announced its creation of two new districts in the South China Sea, which included the Paracel island group near Vietnam and the Spratly island group in the West Philippine Sea.

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