MANILA -- In the contested waters of the South China Sea, the confrontation between China and the Philippines is intensifying. Manila accuses Chinese vessels of repeatedly harassing Philippine boats with water cannons and other methods such as deliberately colliding with them.
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Why appeasing China will never work
Bitter lessons from the Philippines, and the rise of U.S.-Japan-Philippine cooperation
China Coast Guard vessels fire water cannons at a Philippine supply ship in the South China Sea on March 5. Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has reversed his country's conciliatory policy to China, led by President Xi Jinping. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by AP and Reuters)
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