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👉 The strategic South China Sea is a flashpoint due to a growing diplomatic dispute and maritime incidents between China and the Philippines.

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• Philippines Rejects Defense Pact Enforcement with US.

• Philippine Soldiers Defend Themselves Against Chinese Aggression at Ayungin Shoal

• Chinese Navy Ships Spotted in Philippine Territory.

Let’s get into it.

• Philippines Rejects Defense Pact Enforcement with US. The Philippines announced on Friday that it would not enforce its defense pact with the United States after a video showed a Chinese coast guard boarding two Philippine navy vessels, injuring a sailor.

• Philippine Government Concerned over China's Actions in West Philippine Sea. Concerned about the latest violence in the Ayungin Shoal (WPS) in the West Philippine Sea, the Chinese government on Friday expressed concern.

• Philippines Holds Off on Elevating Ayungin Shoal Incident to Global Body. Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin said on Friday that the Philippines will work with China to resolve the latest incident in the Ayungin Shoal.

• Chinese Navy Ships Spotted in Philippine Territory. Four Chinese vessels were spotted in Philippine territory in the South China Sea, days after a clash that left several people injured in Second Thomas Shoal, a Philippine military spokesman said Friday.

Philippine Soldiers Defend Themselves Against Chinese Aggression at Ayungin Shoal

Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr., chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, said soldiers coped with "everything they had" on June 17 during the transport and resupply of BRP Sierra Madre (LS57) in the Ayungin Shoal. [Read more]

• Taiwan, Ukraine and Gaza are in the news. The Philippines is where America’s confidence matters most. That name is disappearing.

• In a South China Sea standoff this week, Beijing said Philippine vessels deliberately rammed Chinese boats, carried weapons, and attacked Chinese personnel close to a disputed shoal.

• A spokesman for the Chinese Embassy in Japan said Friday that Japan is not a party in the South China Sea and cannot intervene in the maritime affairs of China and the Philippines.

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