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Marcos Jnr cites recent South China Sea incidents, warns economic cooperation alone will not ease security concerns in the region.

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr pressed Southeast Asian leaders and China at a regional summit on Thursday to urgently speed up negotiations on a code of conduct for the South China Sea, while accusing Beijing of harassment and intimidation.