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Philippines will not yield in South China Sea

Clifford Coonan
June 23, 2024

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has said his country will not start a war, but insists it will not be intimidated by anyone after a violent clash between the Philippine Navy and the Chinese coast guard in a hotly contested section of the South China Sea.

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