Australia’s defense minister and his Philippine counterpart are meeting in Manila on Friday for talks spotlighting their concern over Beijing’s actions in the South China Sea, where Filipino forces were on alert after China deployed a larger number of coast guard forces closer to Manila’s military ship outpost in a

Footage shows a Chinese coast guard vessel chasing a Philippine boat and then ramming a Chinese warship. It was the latest confrontation in the contested waters.

Philippines says that China is violating international law by allegedly conducting military manoeuvres near the BRP Sierra Madre, a Philippine navy vessel grounded at the disputed Ayungin shoal in the South China Sea,