HEADLINE-ASIA GEOPOLITICS | Marcos: PH did not reject China’s proposals on sea row
BERLIN: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Tuesday that the Philippines did not reject China’s proposals to normalize the situation in disputed areas of the South China Sea, but added that “the premise is something that we question.”
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At a joint press conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz here at The Chancellery, Marcos reiterated the Philippines’ position rejecting China’s 10-dash line map of the South China Sea, which includes the West Philippine Sea, as part of its territory.
“We have not rejected any proposals that China has made for us but the premise is something that we question. That premise that China has made is that their territory follows what is now called as the 10-dash line. This is not recognized by any country, any international body, certainly not by the Philippines,” Marcos said.
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