PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will continue to promote a rules-based international order in the disputed South China Sea when he meets with his fellow leaders in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) summit in Indonesia next week, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Thursday.
This, as the Philippines dismissed Beijing's newly-released map, which features a 10-dash line that signifies that China owns the entire South China Sea, overlapping with the exclusive economic zones of the Philippines, and other claimants from the Asean.
Speaking to reporters, Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary for Asean Affairs Daniel Espiritu said Marcos along with the leaders of the other Asean member-states and several dialogue partners will participate at the 43rd Asean summit in Jakarta from September 5 to 7 'to discuss various international issues that impact the region and beyond.'In these engagements, Espiritu said the President 'will continue to uphold and promote Philippine interests in Asean.
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