The South China Sea feature is also claimed by the Philippines and is a significant source of tension between the two countries.

The South China Sea feature is also claimed by the Philippines and is a significant source of tension between the two countries.

Philippines vows to protest against the ‘illegitimate claim’, which appears to be Beijing’s latest effort to tighten grip on South China Sea

China’s plan to build a nature reserve in the Scarborough Shoal brings strong responses from the Philippines and US.