Manila’s Mystery Red Banners
Manila woke up recently to the sight of strange red banners fluttering on footbridges around the sprawling city. They said, both in English and in Mandarin characters: “Welcome to the Philippines, Province of China,” rousing anger, humor and distress in equal measure on social media.
The banners however, came at no better time than on July 12, which mark…
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