BEIJING: China warned the United States on Tuesday (Aug 20) that it has "no right to intervene" in its maritime disputes with the Philippines after another clash near a disputed reef in the South China Sea. China and the Philippines have had repeated confrontations in the waters over the past year, including around a warship, grounded in 1999 by Manila on the contested Second Thomas Shoal, which hosts a garrison. Both countries said on Monday that their coast guard ships had collided near the