China rejected Japan’s concerns and accused Philippines of distorting facts and making a big fuss over incidents near Okinotori and Second Thomas Shoal.

Personnel on Chinese speedboat and Philippine dinghy come to blows in countdown to Asean foreign ministers’ meeting in Manila.

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…