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                    [Title] => China celebrating Spratlys' 2nd anniversary as part of new 'city'
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China is celebrating the second year since the establishment of Sansha, a settlement based in disputed Woody (Yongxing) Island and designated as a "city" to administer the Philippine-claimed Spratly (Kalayaan) Islands.

[DatePublished] => 2014-06-25 10:31:34 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1212169 [AuthorName] => Camille Diola [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20140625/sansha-city-mayor-spratlys.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1335228 [Title] => China building school in disputed area [Summary] =>

China is building a school on a remote island in the South China Sea to serve the children of military personnel and others, expanding the rugged outpost it created two years ago to strengthen claims to disputed waters and islands.

[DatePublished] => 2014-06-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804518 [AuthorName] => Ghio Ong [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20140616/china-school-GEN4.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1335133 [Title] => China adding school to outpost in disputed waters [Summary] =>

China is building a school on a remote island in the South China Sea to serve the children of military personnel and others, expanding the rugged outpost it created two years ago to strengthen claims to disputed waters and islands.

[DatePublished] => 2014-06-15 17:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 924255 [Title] => Vietnam accuses China of firing on fishing boat [Summary] =>

Vietnam has accused a Chinese vessel of firing on a Vietnamese fishing boat in the disputed South China Sea and setting its cabin alight, exposing tensions in the region over rival claims to the gas-rich waters.

[DatePublished] => 2013-03-26 13:07:48 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 895132 [Title] => Philippines asks China to explain ship deployment [Summary] =>

The Philippines has asked China to explain its deployment of a patrol ship to guard disputed territory it claims in the South China Sea, saying the move has sparked new tensions over the potentially oil-rich waters, Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario said Wednesday.

[DatePublished] => 2013-01-09 20:12:12 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 855494 [Title] => Flag-raising rites held on Sansha [Summary] =>

The newly established city of Sansha in the West Philippine Sea on Monday held a flag raising ceremony marking the 63rd anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China.

[DatePublished] => 2012-10-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804865 [AuthorName] => Pia Lee-Brago [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 854945 [Title] => Phl denies mass deployment of troops in disputed territories [Summary] =>

The military on Monday denied reports stating that 800 Marines have been deployed to the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) to protect the Philippines’ interests in the area.

[DatePublished] => 2012-10-01 17:19:30 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805309 [AuthorName] => Alexis Romero [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 854721 [Title] => China speeds up construction of projects in Sansha [Summary] =>

China is fast-tracking construction of infrastructure projects in the newly founded city of Sansha in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) despite protests from the Philippines.

[DatePublished] => 2012-10-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805309 [AuthorName] => Alexis Romero [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 831375 [Title] => China's newest city is on tiny island, has big aim [Summary] =>

China's newest city is a remote island in the South China Sea barely large enough to host a single airstrip. It has a post office, bank, supermarket and a hospital, but little else. Fresh water comes by freighter on a 13-hour journey from China's southernmost province.

[DatePublished] => 2012-07-25 06:02:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 831101 [Title] => China formally establishes city in Spratlys [Summary] =>

China has rolled out the red carpet for its newest city, on a small, remote island in the South China Sea that is also claimed by Vietnam.

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