Philippines’ Duterte orders troops to disputed South China Sea in possible new rift with Beijing

BEIJING — The Philippine president appeared to revive his quarrels with China on Thursday, ordering his troops to occupy islands and reefs in the disputed South China Sea — and…

• Emily Rauhala
• The Washington Post

Rodrigo Duterte said the military should build structures on all of the Philippine-held islands, reefs and shoals in the contested Spratly Islands — not…

China’s construction of the islands is part of its claims of…

• Philippines’ Duterte orders…