Philippines completes first South China Sea resupply mission under new China deal to ease tensions with Beijing

Philippines completes first South China Sea resupply mission under new China deal to ease tensions with Beijing

Malay Mail - World·2024-07-27 16:00

MANILA, July 27 — The Philippines on Saturday completed unimpeded a resupply trip to its troops at a disputed South China Sea shoal, its foreign ministry said, the first such mission under a new arrangement with China aimed at cooling tensions.

The Philippines and China last week announced a “provisional agreement” on Manila’s resupply missions to its contingent of troops on a naval ship grounded on the Second Thomas Shoal, after repeated clashes between vessels that have caused regional concerns about an escalation of hostilities.

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