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China-Philippines Talks on South China Sea Dispute Should be Based on Arbitration Court Ruling: President Duterte

Desiree Sison   |

Aug 27, 2016 07:25 AM EDT

Despite President Xi Jinping's earlier statements that China would not accept any actions or propositions by any state based on the recent ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration on the South China Sea dispute, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte insists that formal talks with Beijing would rest on the court's verdict, saying China cannot avoid the ruling at any cost.