Philippine, Ayungin Shoal and Filipino sailor

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Philippines accuses Chinese coast guard of injuring Filipino sailor in disputed shoal
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine military on Monday accused China’s coast guard of allegedly injuring a Filipino sailor during an incident in a disputed shoal in the South China Sea.

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Philippines Says Sailor Was Injured in Skirmish With Chinese Coast Guard
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Philippine Sailor Injured in Violent Clash with China Coast Guard off Second Thomas Shoal
Video appears to show confrontation between Chinese and Philippine navy vessels
The Philippines has condemned China after a video emerged appearing to show a Chinese naval crew striking officers on board a Philippine rubber boat, which was trying to escort them away.

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Philippines, China summon each other's envoys over South China Sea incident
Governments criticize Chinese naval maneuvers
China lodges solemn representations over Philippines' provocation at Ren'ai Reef
According to Lin, as personnel from China's Coast Guard were carrying out regular law enforcement operations near Ren'ai Reef on Monday, personnel from a Philippine vessel that has been illegally grou...

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"Non-compliance exposes states, not limitations of international law," says Philippines envoy to India Ignacio on South China Sea ruling
Resist external interference and deepen China-ASEAN cooperation: Global Times editorial

China-Philippines standoff turns violent as sailors exchange blows

Territorial tensions have boiled over with the most dramatic clash in two years at the disputed Second Thomas Shoal.
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China urges the Philippines to halt its provocations

Philippine sailors (right) harass China Coast Guard personnel aboard a patrol vessel at Ren'ai Reef in the South China Sea on Monday. LI YAN / CHINA NEWS SERVICE Beijing summoned the ambassador of the Philippines to China on Tuesday and lodged solemn representations over Manila's deliberate provocation at Ren'ai Reef and attack on China Coast Guard law enforcement personnel on Monday.

ASEAN foreign ministers gather in Manila as South China Sea disputes loom

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has arrived in Manila for a high-stake ASEAN foreign ministers' meeting, days after Chinese and Philippine coast guard vessels clashed in the South China Sea.