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(Reuters) - The Philippine national security council on Friday called for Chinese diplomats to be expelled from the country for what it called a malicious disinformation campaign that had breached local laws and diplomatic protocols.
In a statement, the council said the Chinese embassy's actions "should not be allowed to pass unsanctioned without serious penalty". It was referring to a report of an alleged leak of a call between a Chinese diplomat and a senior military official discussing a dispute over the South China Sea.
China's embassy did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
(Writing by Martin Petty)
