‘China has sought greater influence within the U.N. human rights system and become more aggressive in silencing dissent,’ an investigative report says.
Despite the poor performance, official data reported a 5.9 percent year-over-year growth for March, causing eyebrows to raise among many Chinese netizens.
An elderly victim, who was allegedly tricked into believing that there was a federal warrant for her, lost more than $780,000 to the scam, prosecutors say.
The Philippines conducted its own landing shortly after on the reef that is just 5 nautical miles from its military outpost on the nearby Thitu Island.