AFP: PH Gov't Not Picking Fights with China Amid Tensions
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) stated that the Philippine government is not initiating conflicts with China amid escalating tensions in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), following Vice President Sara Duterte's call for the government to avoid provoking Beijing.
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