Philippine President Says Territorial Dispute With China Becoming ‘More Dire’

Published on November 20, 2023

Tensions in the contested South China Sea are becoming “more dire” as Beijing expands its reclamation closer to Philippine water, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Monday. While speaking to reporters in Honolulu on Nov. 20, Mr. Marcos said China has been increasing its presence in atolls and shoals that are closer to the Philippine coast, with the nearest atoll being about 111 kilometers away. “Unfortunately, I cannot report that the situation is improving,” the Philippine president said after delivering a talk at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies in Honolulu. “The situation has become more dire than it was before,” he added. But Mr. Marcos affirmed that his country will not concede even “a single square inch” of its territory to any foreign power....

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