Voice of America: Philippines, Vietnam Refuse to Stamp New Chinese Passport Nov 28th 2012, 23:55 Voice of America | Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries | | Philippines, Vietnam Refuse to Stamp New Chinese Passport Nov 28th 2012, 22:18 The Philippines has become the second Asian nation to refuse to stamp China's new electronic passports, which include a controversial map depicting the South China Sea's disputed waters as Chinese territory. The Philippine foreign ministry said Wednesday that stamping the Chinese passport could be seen as "legitimizing" what it calls Beijing's "excessive" territorial claim, depicted on the map as a nine-dash line surrounding almost all of the South China Sea. ... | | | | |
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