China has taken aim at the Philippines for “ignoring” proposals to “manage” their dispute in the South China Sea. The deal was “met with inaction by the Marcos administration”, according to a senior Chinese official. However, president Ferdinand Marcos Jr claimed they did not reject the deal but stood on a “questionable” premise. Maritime confrontations between Manila and Beijing have become a regular feature in the South China Sea, as both countries assert their territorial claims in the highly strategic waters. At the centre on the dispute, a decaying ship on Second Thomas Shoal that the Phi…