 With SRN News, I'm Michael Harrington in Washington. The Philippines government says it has reached a deal with China that will try to end confrontations at the most fiercely disputed shoal in the South China Sea. The Philippines occupies the second time a shoal, but China claims it, and increasingly hostile flare-ups between them have sparked fears of larger conflict that could eventually involve the U.S. The deal was reached after a series of meetings between Philippine and Chinese diplomats in Manila.