(UPDATE) FILIPINO diplomats confronted Chinese officials in closed-door talks Friday with a slew of protests over Beijing's aggressive behavior in the South China Sea, including targeting a Philippine coast guard ship with a military-grade laser, but no resolution was reached on the issues, according to an official who was privy to the meeting but requested anonymity.

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