China Philippines agree joint exploration

Future deal could unlock South China Sea oil and gas resources

Historic tensions: Chinese surveillance vessels on the Scarborough Shoal — Historic tensions: Chinese surveillance vessels on the Scarborough ShoalFoto: AFP/NTB/Scanpix

Amanda Battersby

Singapore

Southeast Asia South China Sea Wang Yi Teodoro Locsin Rodrigo Duterte

Published 18 December 2019, 05:29Updated 18 December 2019, 05:29