China plans South China Sea military drills as court rules

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BEIJING (AP) — China’s Maritime Safety Administration says the country will hold seven-day military drills around disputed islands in the South China Sea from Tuesday.
The exercises will overlap with Wednesday’s expected ruling by an international arbitration court on China’s sweeping claims in the South China Sea.
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China is boycotting the case brought before The Hague-based Permanent Court of Arbitration.
The Philippines is challenging the validity of the nine-dash line that China uses to demarcate its claims to most of the South China Sea.

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