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Duterte vows to “talk lengthily” about S. China Sea dispute at 34th ASEAN summit

(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday, June 21, vowed to discuss the South China Sea dispute in the 34th Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit in Thailand. “Can you claim a whole ocean? Because nobody can prevent America from claiming a third of the Pacific Ocean,” Duterte said in a speech in Davao. He was referring to China’s expansive claim over the South China Sea through the so-called nine-dash line. In 2016, the Permanent Court […]