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RP to raise China dispute at ASEAN summit
The Philippine president says heâll raise his countryâs territorial dispute with China at a meeting of Southeast Asian leaders and call for support for resolving the conflict through international arbitration
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he Philippine president says he'll raise his country's territorial dispute with China at a meeting of Southeast Asian leaders and call for support for resolving the conflict through international arbitration.
In a statement Saturday before departing for the 24th Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit in Myanmar, President Benigno Aquino III said dialogue between two countries are not enough to settle issues that also affect others in the region.
The Philippines presented evidence in March to an international tribunal against China's sweeping territorial claims in the South China Sea, ignoring Beijing's warning that the case would damage bilateral ties.
Manila brought its territorial dispute with China to international arbitration in January 2013 after Chinese government ships took control of a shoal claimed by the Philippines.
