Philippines' Duterte Condemns SCS Flare-Up
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday condemned the latest flare-up in the disputed South China Sea (SCS) after Chinese coastguard ships fired water cannon at Filipino boats. Duterte made the remarks at an Asian regional summit hosted by Chinese President Xi Jinping, who vowed his country would "never seek hegemony, and certainly not bully the small".China claims almost all of the waterway, through which trillions of dollars in trade passes annually, with competin