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VIENTIANE, Lao PDR — President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. challenged Chinese Premier Li Qiang over recent clashes in the South China Sea at regional summit talks on Thursday, as fears grow that conflict could erupt in the disputed waterway.Li met the leaders of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations at their gathering in Laos after a day of discussions dominated by the Myanmar civil war.
Beijing claims almost the entirety of the South China Sea, a waterway of immense strategic importance through which trillions of dollars in trade transits every year.But several ASEAN members—the Philippines, Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia and Brunei—also have competing claims to various small islands and reefs.Clashes at seaThe meeting with Li comes after a slew of violent clashes, particularly with the Philippines around the Spratly Islands.
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