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Air Encounter, Resupply Missions and Disputed Charts Intensify Manila–Beijing Standoff
Ayungin Shoal, China, Chinese Coast Guard, Philippine Navy, Philippines, South China Sea, Thitu Island, trident, West Philippine SeaPhilippine and Chinese authorities traded accusations after an aerial encounter over the South China Sea, Manila plans to press resupply missions to Ayungin Shoal despite reported Chinese interference, and Beijing rejected Manila’s updated Thitu chart as allied naval drills and Chinese scientific projects proceed in contested waters.