Philippines: Marcos Jr. to stand by South China Sea ruling
The Philippines' incoming president vowed to prevent any foreign interference in the running of his country in comments aimed at Beijing’s claims over the disputed South China Sea.Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the president-elect of the Philippines, said said he would uphold an international ruling against China over disputed waters, vowing on Thursday to prevent any foreign interference in the running of his country.
China has staked its claim over nearly all of the South China Sea's resource-rich waters. In turn, it faces competing claims from other major stakeholders, including the Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia, Taiwan and Vietnam.
"There is no wiggle room there. Our sovereignty is sacred. We will not compromise it in any way," Marcos Jr. said in his strongest comments yet on handling ties with China.
"We are a sovereign nation with a functioning government. We do not need to be told by anyone how to run our own country," he said in the interview with his new press secretary that was posted on Facebook. "There is no room for negotiation there. It is sacred, inviolable."
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