Manila: The Philippines accused China of seeking to take control of nearly the entire South China Sea with an expansionist agenda dominated by "massive reclamation" works. Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario March 26 said China's efforts were aimed at undermining a UN tribunal that is due to rule early next year on a Philippine challenge to its claims to the disputed waters. "China is accelerating its expansionist agenda and changing the status quo to actualise its nine-dash line claim and to control nearly the entire South China Sea before the handing down of a decision of the arbitral tribunal on the Philippine submission," del Rosario told reporters.
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机译：马尼拉：菲律宾指责中国试图以“大规模填海”工程为主导的扩张主义议程，控制几乎整个南中国海。外交大臣罗萨里奥（Albert del Rosario）3月26日表示，中国的努力旨在破坏联合国法庭，该法庭定于明年初对菲律宾对其有争议水域主张的质疑进行裁决。德尔·罗萨里奥对记者说：“中国正在加速其扩张主义议程，并改变现状，以实现其九点划线的主张，并控制几乎整个南中国海，然后再作出仲裁庭关于菲律宾提交的决定的决定。” 。
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