The Philippines and China summoned each other's ambassadors on Tuesday following a clash at a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, which sparked condemnation of Beijing by Manila's allies. Beijing claims sovereignty over almost the entire South China Sea, a vital global trade route, despite an international ruling that found its claims have no legal basis. Multiple nations in the region, including the Philippines, have territorial claims that overlap with China's, and altercations regularly occur in the heavily patrolled waterway. Key Philippine allies condemned the clash, with Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong slamming "destabilising and dangerous conduct" by China. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementThe two met last year on the sidelines of an ASEAN gathering in Kuala Lumpur and again in Munich in February.