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Manila exposes South China Sea note; Chinese coal mine farming plan: SCMP’s 7 highlights

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1. Beijing tells Manila to ‘stop lying’ after minister exposes South China Sea note

China has accused Philippine officials of “grandstanding and lying” after Manila’s defence secretary publicly read aloud a Chinese diplomat’s note on the South China Sea that the Philippine minister described as “coercion, bullying and aggression”.

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