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China and the Philippines hold crucial talks after chaotic confrontation in disputed South China Sea
China and the Philippines held a crucial meeting Tuesday to try to ease escalating tensions following their worst confrontation in the disputed South China Sea that sparked fears of a wider conflict that could involve Manila’s ally the United States.
The Philippines said it made “substantial” progress with China on managing a South China Sea dispute while noting “significant” differences, as their diplomats met in Manila weeks after a clash that injured a Filipino sailor.
The Philippines is demanding 60 million pesos ($1 million) in damages from China following their confrontation in the South China Sea last month, the Southeast Asian nation’s military chief, Romeo Brawner,
Noting recent incidents in the South China Sea, both sides recognized that there is a need to restore trust, rebuild confidence, and create conditions conducive to productive dialogue and interaction,
Clashes between the China Coast Guard and the Philippine Navy escalated in June. Philippine officials announced late last month that Chinese personnel attacked dinghies attempting to provision Philippine troops at the disputed Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea.
The Philippines and China agreed on Tuesday to "de-escalate tensions" over the South China Sea, Manila said, following a violent clash in the disputed waters last month.In Washington, State Department spokesman Vedant Patel said that the United States "would welcome any efforts to de-escalate tensions in the South China Sea".
China and the Philippines have agreed to de-escalate tensions in the disputed South China Sea, following some of the worst clashes in recent history that raised the risks of a wider conflict. At Tuesday’s bilateral consultative mechanism meeting in Manila,
I spoke at an event in Tokyo about the South China Sea. One panelist presented on China’s recent seizure of Scarborough Shoal, a fishing ground well within the Philippines’ Exclusive Economic Zone.
China and the Philippines held a crucial meeting Tuesday to try to ease mounting tensions following their worst confrontation in the disputed South China Sea that sparked fears of a wider conflict that could involve the United States.
China’s coastguard punctured Philippine boats and seized firearms during the confrontation that also led to a Filipino sailor losing a finger.
China has repeatedly criticised the missiles being deployed to the Philippines. No reason was given as to why the US stopped the deployment.