The Philippine armed forces have accused the Chinese Coast Guard of hitting a Filipino sailor with a baton near a grounded ship that has long served as a garrison for Manila in the disputed South China Sea. According to the statement released by the Philippine army, a Chinese

(2nd UPDATE) The clash takes place just days before foreign ministers — including US State Secretary Marco Rubio and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi — arrive in Manila for ASEAN…

The Philippine military says Chinese coast guard personnel aboard a motorboat repeatedly struck a Filipino sailor on the head with a wooden baton in a disputed shoal in the South…