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VIENTIANE - President Ferdinand ''Bongbong'' Marcos Jr. confirmed Wednesday that he had raised the issues on the South China Sea at the 44th and 45th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits.''Yes,'' Marcos told the Philippine media delegation when asked if he had tackled the South China Sea during the interventions at the Summit.Asked if he discussed the developments in the region, Marcos said he did not specify it.
Tension continues as Beijing claims almost all of the South China Sea, a conduit for more than $3 trillion of annual ship-borne commerce, including parts claimed by the Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brunei. The Philippines refers to portions of the South Chin Sea as the West Philippine Sea .In 2016, an international arbitration tribunal in Hague ruled in favor of the Philippines over China's claims in the South China Sea, saying that it had "no legal basis.
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