Wednesday, June 22, 2011

AQUINO FIRM ON CHINA DISPUTE


by Agence France-Presse

President Benigno Aquino vowed Wednesday that the Philippines would press its territorial claims in the South China Sea, despite the vast military superiority of its rival China.

Aquino also called on Beijing to follow international rules in seeking to resolve rival claims to the strategically important territory that includes the Spratly island chain, believed to sit on vast mineral resources. [ FULL STORY ]