June 13, 2016

"Yasay's remarks follows advice from a former Philippine foreign secretary and a U.S. security expert for incoming President Rodrigo R. Duterte not to hold unconditional bilateral talks with China to try to resolve the dispute. And he sees no need for the United States to join the negotiations because the USA has no claims in the South China Sea.

Philippines' former foreign affairs undersecretary for global economic relations, Rosario Manalo, said everything can be resolved through bilateral negotiations."

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