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Title:
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Duterte vows to act if China 'siphons minerals' from South China Sea
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Author:
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Claire Jiao
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Source:
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CNN Philippines
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Date:
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December 30, 2016
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Description:
- Metro Manila (CNN Philippines) — The government is prepared to assert its rightful claim if China moves to mine resources in parts of the South China Sea where the country has economic rights, President Rodrigo Duterte has said. In a one-on-one interview with CNN Philippines on Thursday, the President said he is ready to raise the arbitral ruling recognizing the country's economic rights over the potentially mineral-rich contested waters. "[I will bring up the ruling] during my time. I cannot let it pass na balewala na lang," Duterte said.
