'China leave!': Philippine protesters trample on Xi Jinping's effigy
In Manila, tensions over China's territorial claims in the South China Sea sparked a vehement protest on Tuesday. Demonstrators trampled on an effigy of Chinese President Xi Jinping, decrying China's "aggression" towards the Philippines in the disputed waters. The protesters, heading towards the Chinese consulate, voiced their demands loudly, calling for China to "leave" and to halt its aggressive actions against Filipino interests in the region.This public outcry comes in the wake of a series of maritime disputes between the Philippines and China, including a recent confrontation where China used water cannons to disrupt a Philippine resupply mission to its soldiers stationed on a grounded warship at the Second Thomas Shoal.
