China Warns Philippines as Tensions Persist Over South China Sea

The Chinese Communist Party says ties between China and the Philippines "are at a crossroads" as tensions escalate over the South China Sea.

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00:00China says that relations with the Philippines are at a crossroads.

00:04In a commentary published by the People's Daily, a Communist Party newspaper,

00:08China said that the Philippines should seriously consider the future.

00:12The two sides have clashed on multiple occasions in recent months in the South China Sea,

00:16including one confrontation in June that saw a Filipino soldier lose a thumb.

00:21Now China claims almost all of the South China Sea as its own,

00:25including parts that are claimed by the Philippines.