Source record People's Daily Group · 2026-05-18

China opposes Philippines’ construction activities on all illegally occupied Chinese islands and reefs, will take necessary measures to safeguard Nansha Qundao territorial sovereignty: DM

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Desk	China Desk
Publishing institution	People's Daily Group
Source outlet	Global Times — Defense (global_times_mil)
Source language	en — an attribute of the source, not of this record
Source-stated publication date	2026-05-18
Original URL	https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202605/1361259.shtml
Collected at	2026-05-18 13:58:46 — collection metadata, not a publication time
Content fingerprint	530ee0d62d310881e6c6bc0b9a3e5bc2a38818c7b7da27cd6e758e081fc83def — taken when the record was captured, over the stored original title and text
Collection run	30

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Such choices as the unrestricted application of AI by the military, using AI as a tool to violate ... Recently, several Philippine vessels, disregarding dissuasion and warnings of China Coast Guard (CCG), illegally gathered in the waters ... The water quality and physiochemical properties collected at Yongshu Reef, Nansha Islands have been found to be similar ...

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Source text. People's Daily Group. "China opposes Philippines’ construction activities on all illegally occupied Chinese islands and reefs, will take necessary measures to safeguard Nansha Qundao territorial sovereignty: DM." Global Times — Defense, 2026-05-18. https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202605/1361259.shtml.

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