In an interview, Marcos Jr. highlights the importance of defending territorial rights against China's aggressive moves and emphasizes the need for international support.
In an interview on Bloomberg TV last Wednesday, as reported in another national daily, he made two related comments that could represent important government policy stands. First, regarding China ’s increasing aggressive moves against Philippine vessels in the West Philippine Sea; second, about the United States’ repeated assurance of its “iron-clad” defense commitment under the 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty.
Reacting to recent reports on China’s pugnacious maneuvers and verbal statements, Marcos Jr. said, “We must do a more robust defense of our territorial rights as recognized by the international community and international law.”Elaborating, he explained: “We want to do everything we possibly can, together with our partners and allies, to avoid the situation . This is not poking the bear , as it were. We are trying to do quite the opposite
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