BEIJING (AP) — China has published baselines for a contested shoal in the South China Sea it had seized from the Philippines, a move that’s likely to increase tensions over overlapping territorial claims.

China has published new details of its claims to a contested shoal in the South China Sea in the latest clash over maritime territory with the Philippines. Officials from the Chinese foreign ministry shared new coordinates for what it considers to be the ...

The “West Philippine Sea” is finally enshrined in the country’s law following the passage of two landmark measures that fully define the country’s maritime boundaries and designate legal sea lanes but whether or not China will respect these laws remains murky.