Philippines/South China Sea: Philippines pushes arbitration in China sea row

Oct 22, 2014 | Oliver Teves, Associated Press
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MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine president said Wednesday that the international arbitration Manila has initiated to challenge China's territorial claims in the South China Sea and a legally binding "Code of Conduct" are the only ways to settle the long-raging disputes peacefully.The Philippines says that China has been intruding into its exclusive economic zone, including deploying two hydrographic ships in June near an offshore oil well inside Philippine waters. Philippine President Benigno Aquino III has said Manila is uncertain of the purpose of the ships' presence at the Reed Bank.