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Philippines’ Duterte says he would seek multilateral South China Sea talks

DAVAO CITY , Philippines (Reuters) — Philippine presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte said on Monday (May 9) that if he won the election, he would call for multilateral talks to resolve disputes over the South China Sea. He said the talks should include the United States and Japan as well as rival claimants. “This is how it is. America, maybe Japan and Australia, want a multilateral roundtable discussion of the issue because it’s not only the […]