Title:

 New PH envoy bares lesson in dealing with China: Don't play hardball

Author:

Ronron Calunsod, Kyodo News

Source:

ABS-CBN News

Date:

 November 10, 2016

Description:

MANILA - The Philippines' incoming ambassador to China voiced optimism Thursday over resolution of the two countries' territorial disputes in the South China Sea, albeit not overnight, citing past cases in which China settled longstanding border disputes with Vietnam and the former Soviet Union through rapprochement and dialogue.