China Accuses EU of Stirring Up ‘Trouble’ in South China Sea

China’s embassy in the Philippines yesterday urged the European Union to stop “provoking trouble” in the South China Sea, several days after Manila and Brussels announced the establishment of a new security and defense dialogue. The dialogue was announced on June 2 during a visit by the EU’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, who held talks with Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo about a wide range