China publishes new details of its sweeping claims to South China Sea in row over Philippine law - The move from Beijing comes just a day after the Philippines signed two laws defining the country’s m

The Philippines is likely to maintain a “low-intensity” approach to China in the transition period after the United States election, a survey by a Beijing-based think tank has concluded.

China is putting ever-greater pressure on the Philippines to cede its sovereign rights in the South China Sea, Secretary of National Defense Gilberto Teodoro said on Tuesday after a meeting with his Australian counterpart in Canberra.