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Duterte hopes Philippine fishermen can return to China-controlled shoal

MANILA - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte expressed hope on Sunday that fishermen would be able to return to the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea in the next few days.

 

Duterte confirmed on Saturday that the Scarborough Shoal was discussed during his four-day trip to China which was aimed at paving the way for what he calls a new commercial alliance as relations with longtime ally the United States deteriorate.

 

"Let us just wait for a few more days, maybe we could return to Scarborough Shoal," Duterte said in a speech in Tuguegarao City, north of the capital, where he helped deliver aid to victims of a recent typhoon.

 

It was not immediately clear if that meant China had given an indication it would end its four-year blockade of the shoal.

 


פרסום ראשון: 10.23.16, 16:34