In this image taken from a video provided by National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS), a Chinese coast guard vessel, right, fires a powerful water cannon on a Philippine bureau of fisheries vessel near a disputed shoal in the South China Sea Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. (NTF-WPS via AP)
MANILA (Reuters): Relations between Manila and Beijing have soured under Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, with Manila pivoting back towards the United States which supports the South-East Asian nation in its maritime disputes with China.
Here is a timeline of key events this year that have escalated tensions between the Philippines and China:
