Philippines welcomes G7 backing in South China Sea dispute
by Philstar.com
Philstar.com— In a meeting communiqué, G7 foreign ministers expressed their concerns about the situation in the South China Sea and stressed there is no legal basis for China’s expansive maritime claims in the strategic waterway.
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