BEIJING/MANILA -- China and the Philippines entered a "gentleman's agreement" to avoid conflict in the South China Sea under former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines said Thursday, in a revelation that could be aimed at rattling the current administration in Manila.
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China Coast Guard vessels fire water cannons towards a Philippine ship on a resupply mission to Second Thomas Shoal. © Reuters
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