The flare-up came before Rubio is expected to visit Manila for meetings of Southeast Asian foreign ministers, with Chinese diplomat Wang Yi also in attendance.

(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…

MANILA: The Philippine military accused the China Coast Guard on Monday of clubbing a Filipino sailor with a baton as they approached a grounded vessel that has long served as a…

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…

MANILA, July 20 — The Philippine military accused the China Coast Guard today of clubbing a Filipino sailor with a baton as they approached a grounded vessel that has long…

Philippines accuses Chinese coast guard of injuring a sailor in a disputed shoal, escalating tensions in the South China Sea.

A Filipino sailor was hit with a club during a skirmish in the South China Sea.

US urges China to halt ‘destabilizing’ conduct after clash at Second Thomas Shoal

The United States condemned "dangerous and aggressive actions" by China following a clash with the Philippine navy in the South China Sea, as US Secretary of State Marco Rubio…

The flare-up came before Rubio is expected to visit Manila for meetings of Southeast Asian foreign ministers, with Chinese diplomat Wang Yi also in attendance.

WASHINGTON, July 21 — Washington on Monday condemned what it called “dangerous and aggressive” action by China, whose personnel are accused of injuring a Filipino sailor at a...

Dispute erupts in South China Sea after incident near Second Thomas Shoal involving Chinese and Philippine vessels.

MANILA: A clash in the South China Sea threatened to overshadow a meeting of Southeast Asian nations on Tuesday as the United States condemned “dangerous” Chinese actions in the…

BEIJING — China summoned the Philippine ambassador on Tuesday following a clash at a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, which sparked condemnat...

Beijing summons the Philippine ambassador to complain about what it describes as a ‘malicious’ attack on its coastguards.

China-Philippine tension over an encounter that injured a Filipino sailor is just one of the issues hanging over a Southeast Asian diplomatic gathering.

China and the Philippines traded accusations after a violent altercation between navy personnel in the disputed South China Sea. The incident heightened tensions ahead of a major…

Video shows Chinese personnel striking at Philippine sailors near a disputed outpost as both sides trade blame, diplomats are summoned and fears grow that a future escalation…