Title:

 Philippines: Risks Rising With China Challenging US at Sea

Author:

Associated Press

Source:

Voice of America

Date:

February 19, 2018

Description:

MANILA, PHILIPPINES — The risks of a "miscalculation" and armed conflict have risen in the disputed South China Sea with a militarily stronger China now able to challenge the United States, which used to be the dominant power in the strategic waterway, the Philippine envoy to Beijing said Monday.