00:01President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. strikes a reassuring tone on the country's relations with China despite ongoing geopolitical tensions.
00:08At a forum with the Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines on Friday, August 14, Marcos says cooperation with China
00:15continues on many fronts
00:17and that a long-touted plan for joint exploration in the West Philippine Sea is moving forward.
00:21He also says that a largely confidential provisional arrangement for naval resupply missions to Ayung in Seoul does not weaken
00:28the Philippines' position in the maritime dispute.
00:30Although Marcos earlier said that the Philippines would inevitably be affected in case of a conflict between Beijing and Taiwan,
00:36he says the Philippines will not allow any attack to be launched from its territory.
00:41He says the country, quote, has no desire to be a belligerent nation in the region.
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