BEIJING- Chinese President Xi Jinping reiterated during his bilateral meeting with President Duterte hereon Thursday nightthat China will not change its mind in rejecting the Philippines' landmark win in the international arbitral court, according to Malacanang spokesperson Salvador Panelo. As he had promised, Panelo said the President was "steadfast" in discussing with Xi the country's sovereign rights in the West Philippine Sea, waters within the Philippines' 370-kilometer exclusive economic zone in the South China Sea, as recognized by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague. "He said that the arbitral award is final, binding a...
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