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Armed Forces chief Emmanuel Bautista addresses the Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines as US Ambassador to Manila Philip Goldberg listens. AFP PHOTO

China renewed its aggressive stance on the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) nearly two years following the Panatag (Scarborough) standoff, with Beijing reasserting its presence in the contested waters.

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