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| BRP Sierra Madre |
China “could tow away or sink” the BRP Siera Madre in response to the upcoming Philippine legal case against China at the Hague, State-run Global Times said in strongly-worded editorials on Friday.
“If the US and the Philippines act on impulse and carry out flagrant provocation, China will not take a single step back. If the US and the Philippines scheme to play some tricks around Ren’ai Reef (Ayugin Shoal), China could tow away or sink the “stranded” old ship (BRP Siera Madre), and resolve the standoff once and for all,” the Global Times stated.
The Global Times is believed to have close ties with the Chinese government as it operates under the auspices of the Communist Party’s official newspaper, the People’s Daily.
The editorial went online five days before a ruling by the International Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague on the South China Sea dispute between China and the Philippines.
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