DFA Summons Chinese Envoy Over 'Easily Win' West PH Sea Remark
The Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs summoned Chinese Ambassador Jing Quan to protest his remarks that China "may easily win" a confrontation in the West Philippine Sea. President Marcos Jr. reiterated his preference for diplomacy.
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