Philippine foreign secretary Teodoro Locsin Jnr and Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi during their video call. Photo: Handout
Foreign ministers from China, Philippines discuss South China Sea after US statement from Mike Pompeo
- Wang Yi’s call to Teodoro Locsin came after the US issued explicit support for the 2016 arbitral ruling rejecting the legality of China’s nine-dash line
- While Duterte has aligned his country with Beijing, Manila has recently been more vocal about the disputed waterway
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Philippine foreign secretary Teodoro Locsin Jnr and Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi during their video call. Photo: Handout