Chinese-made globes removed from Filipino bookstore
(02-14 17:56)
The Philippines' largest bookstore chain has withdrawn Chinese-made globes showing Beijing's claims to most of the South China Sea from its shelves, a government spokesman said Thursday.
The globes were sold by the National Bookstore up until Wednesday, foreign office spokesman Raul Hernandez said in a statement, AFP reports.
"The National Bookstore has withdrawn all the educational globes, which reflect China's nine-dash line encompassing the South China Sea, from its stores,'' Hernandez said.
"It has taken a patriotic position to proactively support the Philippine government in advancing Philippine foreign policy objectives.''
He said the decision to pull out the globes came after a dialogue with the bookstore management, which claimed they were unaware of the ``misinformation'' contained in the education materials.
China's "nine-dash line'' outlines its claims to virtually all of the South China Sea, even waters close to the shores of its neighbours.
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