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Title:
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PH envoy sees no Chinese withdrawal from Scarborough despite improved relations with Beijing
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Author:
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Arianne Christian Tapao
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Source:
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InterAksyon
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Date:
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December 2, 2017
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Description:
- Ambassador to China Santiago “Chito” Sta. Romana does not see Chinese leader Xi Jinping ordering the withdrawal of Chinese Coast Guard ships from Scarborough shoal and returning to the pre-April 8, 2012 situation, when the area was under the control of the Philippines, despite Beijing’s improved relations with the Rodrigo Duterte administration. At best, it remains an “aspiration” that would take a long time, the Filipino diplomat said in an interview on the sidelines of the Philippine Association for Chinese Studies Conference in Mandaluyong City December. 2.
