MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday tagged China's latest threat of detaining 'trespassers' in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) an 'act of escalation' amid the two countries' long-standing territorial dispute over the waterway.
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday tagged China 's latest threat of detaining 'trespassers' in the West Philippine Sea an 'act of escalation' amid the two countries' long-standing territorial dispute over the waterway.Speaking to the Philippine media delegation at the conclusion of his two-day state visit to Brunei Darussalam, Marcos said that Beijing's new policy was 'a worrisome development.
So, yes, it is now very worrisome,' he saidThe Chief Executive issued the statement as a reaction to the four-month fishing ban China was now enforcing in the South China Sea, including parts of WPS. He called this as the neighboring country's 'extension again of their claim that this is all the maritime territory of China.' 'So, it's nothing new,' the President said. 'There are sometimes fishing bans because it's the season.
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