{"id":78635,"date":"2024-07-16T21:42:03","date_gmt":"2024-07-16T21:42:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2024\/07\/16\/china-philippines-set-up-hotline-to-prevent-south-china-sea-clashes\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T01:12:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T01:12:18","slug":"china-philippines-set-up-hotline-to-prevent-south-china-sea-clashes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/flashpoints\/2024\/07\/16\/china-philippines-set-up-hotline-to-prevent-south-china-sea-clashes\/","title":{"rendered":"China, Philippines set up hotline to prevent South China Sea clashes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MANILA, Philippines \u2014 A recently signed agreement will open a direct line of communication between the presidential offices of China and the Philippines to help prevent any new confrontation from spiraling out of control in the disputed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/asia-pacific\/2024\/07\/11\/issa-urges-house-colleagues-to-learn-from-south-china-sea-crises\/\" target=\"_blank\">South China Sea<\/a>, according to highlights of the accord seen by The Associated Press on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">China and the Philippines have created such emergency telephone hotlines at lower levels in the past to better manage disputes, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/asia-pacific\/2024\/05\/31\/marcos-sets-red-line-with-beijing-over-south-china-sea-harassment\/\" target=\"_blank\">particularly in two fiercely disputed shoals<\/a> where the Philippines has accused Chinese forces of increasingly hostile actions and China says Philippine ships have encroached despite repeated warnings.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/asia-pacific\/2024\/06\/26\/philippines-seeking-call-with-china-over-emerging-sierra-madre-crisis\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2062180406.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Philippines seeking call with China over emerging Sierra Madre crisis<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Manila has sought to calm ties with Beijing after Chinese sailors escalated a standoff near a Filipino outpost this June.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The territorial disputes, however, have persisted since last year, sparking fears of a larger armed conflict that could involve the United States, which has repeatedly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/training-sim\/2024\/06\/04\/us-philippines-expand-exercise-to-territorial-edges-amid-tension-with-china\/\" target=\"_blank\">warned that it\u2019s obligated to defend the Philippines<\/a>, a key Asian treaty ally, if Filipino forces come under attack in the disputed waters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. Gen. CQ Brown, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, met Philippine military chief Gen. Romeo Brawner in Manila on Tuesday and discussed ways to further boost defense ties, enhance the militaries\u2019 ability to operate jointly and ensure regional ability, the Philippine military said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During a confrontation between Chinese and Philippine forces at the Philippines-occupied Second Thomas Shoal in August 2023, the Philippine government said it was unable to reach Chinese officials through an established \u201cmaritime communication mechanism\u201d for several hours. That emergency telephone hotline was arranged after Philippine President Ferdinand <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/china-government-philippines-south-sea-ferdinand-marcos-jr-075d6986634786615becc54e27752d63\" target=\"_blank\">Marcos Jr. met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing<\/a> in January 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chinese and Philippine officials dealing with the territorial disputes <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/south-china-sea-philippines-disputes-487b5a066b624f3505df4758f97edd01\" target=\"_blank\">held talks in Manila<\/a> on July 2, following a violent confrontation at the Second Thomas Shoal in which Chinese coast guard personnel reportedly wielded knives, an axe and improvised spears and Philippine navy personnel were injured. The Chinese forces also seized seven Philippine navy rifles, said Brawner, who <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/south-china-sea-philippines-thomas-shoal-e52383388f3baf344befd044a3f0be4e\" target=\"_blank\">demanded China return the firearms and pay for damages<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both sides \u201crecognized the need to strengthen the bilateral maritime communication mechanism on the South China Sea\u201d and signed an arrangement \u201con improving Philippines-China maritime communication mechanisms,\u201d the Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila said in a statement after the talks in Manila, but did not provide a copy or details of the agreement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A copy of the agreement&#8217;s highlights, seen by the AP, said it \u201cprovides several channels for communication between the Philippines and China, specifically on maritime issues, through the representatives to be designated by their leaders.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The hotline talks could also be done \u201cthrough the Department of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Foreign Affairs counterparts, including at the foreign minister and vice foreign minister levels or through their designated representatives,\u201d it said, and added without elaborating that Philippine officials were \u201cin discussions with the Chinese side on the guidelines that will govern the implementation of this arrangement.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2024\/04\/09\/aquilino-very-concerned-about-chinese-aggression-in-south-china-sea\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/8324548.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">US Pacific boss \u2018very concerned\u2019 about Chinese aggression in region<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">\u201cWhat\u2019s next and how far are they willing to go in that area?\u201d U.S. Indo-Pacific Command boss Adm. 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