Philippines says Chinese structure removed from disputed S. China Sea shoal

The Philippine Coast Guard said on Thursday that China has removed a structure it installed at a contested South China Sea atoll within the Philippines' exclusive economic zone following protests.China has said the structure was a "temporary" floating platform used for studying the ecosystem of the Scarborough Shoal and that the research, which began in late May, had been completed.Philippine Coast Guard spokesman Rear Adm. Jay Tarriela said in a press briefing that the platform was seen being dismantled and loaded onto a Chinese vessel during an air patrol on Tuesday. It has not been spott…READ FULL ARTICLE