Jaishankar backs Philippines in South China Sea, riles China
Amid increasing China-Philippines tensions in South China Sea (SCS), foreign minister S Jaishankar Tuesday backed the southeast Asian country's efforts to uphold its sovereignty after a meeting with his counterpart Enrique Manalo in Manila.The meeting took place a day after thePhilippines summoned the Chinese ambassador and lodged a protest against China's ``aggressive actions'' in the South China Sea, nearly 90 per cent of which is claimed by Beijing.