TODAY'S EDITORIAL: Marcos should press China on SCS issues
PRESIDENT Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. may not get an opportunity for bilateral talks with his Chinese counterpart soon, but the Philippines should continue pressing China for dialogue on sensitive geopolitical issues. Earlier, Mr. Marcos said he hoped to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Asean Summits in Cambodia. As the event got underway, China announced that it was instead sending Premier Li Keqiang to Cambodia.
China accuses the US of hegemony and of manipulating allies like the Philippines to bully that rising power. But Mr. Marcos has made it clear that the Philippines will steer clear of any superpower rivalry, and that his foreign policy is to be friends with everyone and an enemy to no one. Principles vs interestsThe Philippines' independent foreign policy should be welcome news to China. Mr.
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