Marcos Says South China Sea a ‘Work in Progress’ After Xi Talk
- Leaders met for second time this year, trying to ease tensions
- ‘I do not think anybody wants to go to war,’ Marcos says
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Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Chinese President Xi Jinping met Friday for the second time this year to discuss ways to ease tensions in the South China Sea.
“We really should view this as a work in progress. It’s a process,” Marcos told reporters Friday after a pull-aside meeting with Xi in San Francisco where both leaders are attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit. While both agree that the South China Sea issue shouldn’t be the defining element of the two nations’ relationship, “the problems remain and it is something that we need to continue to communicate,” he said.