South China Sea: Why the Philippines and China are on a collision course

2023-10-23 17:20

A new sense of urgency is pushing Manila and Beijing to greater assertiveness in the South China Sea.

Take a close look at a video of Sunday's "collision" between a Philippine coastguard ship and a Chinese maritime militia vessel in the South China Sea.

As the stern of one bumps the deck of the other, right in the middle of the frame is a Filipino television crew scrambling to get what in the business...