Days after a Filipino diver cut off a 300-meter long string of buoys near Scarborough Shoal in the disputed South China Sea, Beijing is urging the Philippines not to engage in provocations. President Ferdinand Marcos Junior ordered the removal of the floating barrier as it was blocking Filipino fishing boats entering the disputed area.  The Philippines coast guard said the …

In recent days, a row between the Philippines and People’s Republic of China has escalated over the floating barrier in the disputed area of South China Sea.  On Sunday, the Philippines slammed China for installing a “floating barrier” in a disputed area of the South China Sea. The authorities in the Philippines said that the “floating barrier” prevented Filipino boats …