President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is as “concerned as you could be” as regards China’s actions in the South China Sea.
WASHINGTON—
On his way to have coffee with US Vice President Kamala Harris and US Second Gentleman Dough Emhoff, a reporter asked Marcos how concerned he was “with the continued provocation made by China” in the region.“It is one of the major issues that we have to face back home,” he added. Does Marcos believe cooperation with US President Joe Biden and Harris get him closer to protecting the region?
"Well, cooperation with the United States certainly is just something that we are building upon that has been going on for many, many, many decades," Marcos said.On his way to Washington, Marcos told reporters that he had been in touch with some Chinese officials over the near-collision in waters off the Spratly Islands between a Chinese coast guard vessel and a Philippine coast guard patrol boat.
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