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MANILA: The Philippines’ foreign ministry said today that it summoned China’s ambassador to Manila to protest “back-to-back harassments” in the South China Sea at the weekend, as long-standing geopolitical tensions continue in the strategic waterway.

China envoy summoned over ‘aggression’ in West Philippine Sea Asia News Network (ANN) is the leading regional alliance of news titles striving to bring the region closer, through an active sharing of editorial content on happenings in the region.

The incidents involving Chinese and Philippine vessels on the weekend were far more an anti-China propaganda exercise than an attempt to resupply the World War II Philippine warship grounded on the Second Thomas Shoal.

Philippines protests China's "back-to-back harassments" in the South China Sea amid rising tensions. Get the latest on the geopolitical dispute in this strategic waterway

Taiwan, the U.S. and Japan monitored the transit of the aircraft carrier Shandong by deploying their own military vessels.

MANILA, Philippines -- The head of the Philippine military said Monday he was with his forces aboard a supply boat when it was blasted with a water cannon, surrounded and shoved by Chinese coast guard ships over the weekend in the disputed South China Sea.

Chinese and Philippine vessels faced off in multiple clashes in the South China Sea over the weekend as tensions continued to escalate between the two countries over maritime territory. The Philippines’ sea task force said its vessels were damaged after being “directly targeted” with a water cannon on Sunday by a Chinese coast guard ship during a supply mission to Second Thomas Shoal.

A "Christmas convoy" sought to push back against Chinas claim over the Philippines exclusive economic zone.

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