Philippines did not reject China’s proposals on South China Sea issues, Marcos says

March 13, 2024 - 4:43 PM
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Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. attends a press conference, held with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (not pictured), in Berlin, Germany, March 12, 2024. (Reuters/Liesa Johannssen)

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Tuesday that Manila did not reject China’s proposals on resolving issues in the South China Sea, but said the premise of the proposals was questionable.

— Reporting by Mikhail Flores and Karen Lema