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The Philippines and China yesterday summoned each other’s following a clash at a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, which sparked condemnation of Beijing by Manila’s allies.Beijing claims sovereignty over almost the entire South China Sea,
The U.S. State Department has condemned what it called "dangerous" conduct by China's coast guard during a violent encounter with Philippine sailors in the U.S. treaty ally's maritime zone in the South China Sea.
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China and Philippines trade accusations after sailor injured at sea
Dispute erupts in South China Sea after incident near Second Thomas Shoal involving Chinese and Philippine vessels.
The Philippine military accused China of beating and injuring a Philippine Navy sailor with a wooden baton in the latest seaborne confrontation.
China lodged a protest against the Philippines on Tuesday for what it described as “malicious harassment” of its personnel in the South China Sea, disputing Manila’s version of the clash that injured a Filipino crewman.
