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Philippine President-Elect Rodrigo Duterte Backs Multilateral Talks With China and Western Nations to Resolve South China Sea Dispute

Desiree Sison   |

May 10, 2016 07:18 AM EDT

Philippine President-elect Rodrigo Duterte on Monday vowed to address the South China Sea conflict upon assuming office saying he would opt to engage in multilateral talks with China, Manila's allies such as the United States, Australia, and Japan, as well as other claimant states, to resolve the territorial dispute.