President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said he has taken up with China the recent near collision between Chinese and Philippine vessels off the Spratlys Islands. | DYGalvezINQ
Marcos did not specify which Chinese official he discussed the issue with. It can be noted, however, that the near-collision incident happened a day after he hosted Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang in Manila to discuss how to defuse tensions in the South China Sea.
The president, however, said he reminded China of the creation of a direct communication channel between the foreign ministries of the Philippines and China to handle disputes in the West Philippine Sea. He said the Philippines was waiting for China to give the details of the team that would directly communicate with their counterparts in Manila.
“I reminded them of the high-level communication we are building. We should finish it already. It’s still yet to be done. We’re just waiting for China to give details on their end. On our side, we already have our team,” he said, speaking in a mix of Filipino and English.Marcos said he also took up with China the fishing rights of Filipino fishermen in the West Philippine Sea, saying that is the first priority for now.
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