On the day the Philippines and China were commemorating their 13th Friendship Day, Beijing on Monday denounced Manila and Hanoi for holding “friendly games” on a disputed island in the Spratlys archipelago.
Amid his country’s assertive behavior in the South China Sea, China’s ambassador to the Philippines on Tuesday assured Filipinos that the territorial dispute would be “temporary” and was optimistic that it would eventually be resolved peacefully.
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono arrived in the country Thursday for a state visit, during which he is expected to sign an agreement settling a 20-year-old maritime boundary dispute with the Philippines.
Visiting Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung of Vietnam on Wednesday came out firing against China, saying both his country and the Philippines were “determined to oppose” Beijing’s provocative and aggressive actions in the South China Sea.
Their countries being the victims of China’s aggression, President Aquino and Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung are expected to sit down and tackle their territorial disputes with Beijing on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum on East Asia (WEF-EA) which is being hosted for the first time by the Philippines this year.
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