China claims most of the strategic waterway and is trying to push out neighbors like the Philippines. Any deadly mistake could risk war.
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China and Philippines Trade Blame After Ships Collide in South China Sea
The clash is the latest in a string of confrontations that have increased tensions in the South China Sea.
Philippine Ship Is an Unlikely Outpost That Is Angering China
After multiple maritime clashes, the Philippines invited journalists on a mission to resupply the Sierra Madre. A reporter for The Times was given rare access.