Daily Memo: China-Philippines Tension, Regional Conflicts on the Rise

Beijing and Manila are accusing each other after a couple of incidents over the weekend.

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Colliding in the South China Sea. A Philippine boat and a Chinese ship collided on Sunday near a contested reef in the South China Sea, a day after the Philippines accused China of using water cannons to obstruct three of its vessels. The Chinese Foreign Ministry said about the first incident that the Chinese coast […]

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