A Philippine sailor has been injured in the latest confrontation with Chinese personnel at Second Thomas Shoal. Manila says he was struck with a wooden baton, while Beijing accuses Philippine forces of ramming its vessel and attacking its personnel. The clash comes ten years after a landmark international ruling rejected the legal basis for China’s sweeping South China Sea claims. So why does Beijing continue to push its claims, and could the dispute eventually draw in the US?

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