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Pam CASTRO

Philippines Says It Agrees With China To 'De-escalate' South China Sea Tensions

Chinese coast guard personnel clashed with Philippine navy boats on a resupply mission to a remote outpost in a disputed area of the South China Sea in June (Credit: AFP)

The Philippines and China agreed on Tuesday to "de-escalate tensions" over the South China Sea, Manila said, following a violent clash in the disputed waters last month.

Manila and Beijing have a long history of maritime territorial disputes in the hotly contested waterway but last month's incident was the most serious in a number of escalating confrontations.

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