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MANILA (Reuters) -- The Philippine foreign ministry said on Tuesday it had received several maritime-related proposals from China, but added they could not be considered because they were against the Southeast Asian country's national interests.
Philippine leader Ferdinand Marcos Jnr’s recent comments in Australia on his country being at the “front line” of regional tensions have cast the spotlight on one of Manila’s darkest moments in history 82 years ago.
“From the outset, DFA wishes to underscore that the Philippines is approaching these confidential negotiations with utmost sincerity and good faith,” it said. “We were, therefore, surprised by China’s disclosure of sensitive details of our bilateral discussions.”
MANILA – Just as Australia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) finalized their joint communique after a special summit in Melbourne this week, yet another major incident erupted in the South China Sea.
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr has warned the risk of an armed conflict between his country and Beijing in the disputed South China Sea “is much higher now than it was before”, as he urged Chinese leader Xi Jinping to expedite the setting up of a hotline to help limit rising tensions.
ABOARD BRP SINDANGAN (AP) — The Philippines will not allow China to remove a Philippine military outpost in a fiercely disputed South China Sea shoal, a navy official said Wednesday, a day after four Filipino navy personnel were injured in a confrontation between Chinese and Philippine ships.
Philippine officials summoned a Chinese Embassy diplomat in Manila to convey a strong protest over the confrontation Tuesday off Second Thomas Shoal. A small Filipino navy contingent has stood guard on a long-marooned warship that has served as an outpost in the shoal since the 1990s.
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr said he sees Chinese actions in the South China Sea with “great alarm”, after recent confrontations between the two countries in the contested waters.