The Philippines is making more overtures to China, making many nations, including the United States, very nervous. The President of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, met with China’s Chairman Xi to discuss security issues in the South China Sea. The meeting was characterized as friendly, with Duterte emphasizing his desire to work more closely with China on South China sea issues.
Duterte, Xi Talk South China Sea in Virtual Summit – The Diplomat
From thediplomat.com
2022-04-11 12:49:50
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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and China’s supreme leader Xi Jinping have agreed to “broaden the space for positive engagements” in dealing with disputes over the South China Sea.
During an hour-long telephone meeting on Friday that Duterte’s office described as “open, warm, and positive,” the two leaders stressed the need to exercise restraint to maintain peace in the vital waterway, where China’s expansive claims run up against the competing (and frankly more legally defensible) claims of the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Brunei.
According to a statement from the president’s office, the two leaders also discussed the fallout from the Russia-Ukraine war and efforts to recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The leaders stressed the need to exert all efforts to maintain peace, security, and stability in the South China Sea by exercising restraint, dissipating tensions, and working on a mutually agreeable framework for functional…
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