Marcos slams South China Sea actions at Shangri-La Dialogue
At Asia’s largest defense summit, the president of the Philippines discussed maritime tensions with Beijing over the South China Sea. Meanwhile, top US and Chinese defense officials held a rare meeting on the sidelines.
Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. warned against tensions with China in the South China Sea turning violent amid increased confrontations with Chinese boats around contested shoals.
Speaking at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on Friday, Marcos said the Philippines would respond if a soldier was killed by China’s use of water canons against Filipino vessels.
“If a Filipino citizen was killed by a willful act, that is very close to what we define as an act of war,” Marcos said in response to a journalist’s question.
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