Title:

 China claims draft oil exploration deal to have no bearing on sovereignty

Author:

Patricia Lourdes Viray

Source:

Philippine Star

Date:

November 20, 2018

Description:

MANILA, Philippines (Updated 5:19 p.m.) — Despite possible legal hurdles it will face in the Philippines, China is still insisting in its proposal for a joint oil and gas exploration in the West Philippine Sea that the activity will not interfere in the two countries' positions in the longtime maritime dispute.