China said it will continue to advance the consultations for the Code of Conduct (COC) as it responded to President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s statements at the ASEAN. In a press conference in Beijing,

VIENTIANE: President Marcos said on Friday (Oct 11) “more than half” of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) offered some form of help to the Philippines amid China’s continued aggressions over the South China Sea.

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