Marcos Swipes at China, Vowing Not to Yield in Disputed Sea
- ‘Filipinos do not yield,’ Marcos declares at Singapore forum
- Philippine leader speaks with Chinese minister in audience
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Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. asserted his nation’s claims in the disputed South China Sea while taking pointed swipes at Beijing during a speech at Asia’s top security forum — as China’s new defense minister sat in the audience.
With the Philippines and China locked in a standoff over disputed islands and reefs, Marcos used his speech Friday night at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore to call out “assertive actions that aim to propagate excessive and baseless claims through force, intimidation, and deception.”