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| Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay |
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines has filed a low-key diplomatic protest with China after a U.S. think thank reported that Beijing appears to have installed anti-aircraft and anti-missile weapons on its man-made islands in the strategically vital South China Sea, the country's top diplomat said Monday.
Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay said a note verbale was issued after the report came out last month.
The Center for Strategic and International Studies report said that anti-aircraft guns and close-in weapons systems designed to guard against missile attack have been placed on all seven of China's newly created islands.
Yasay told CNN Philippines that Manila had responded, but did so quietly.
Read the full story at The Philippine Star