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China, Philippines announce deal to stop clashes in South China Sea
Fox News
China and the Philippines announced an agreement intended to end escalating clashes in the South China Sea centering around Second Thomas Shoal.
The crucial deal was reached Sunday, after a series of meetings between Philippine and Chinese diplomats in Manila and exchanges of diplomatic notes that aimed to establish a mutually acceptable arrangement at the shoal, which Filipinos call Ayungin and the Chinese call Ren’ai Jiao, without conceding either side's territorial claims.