China and its Southeast Asian neighbors including the Philippines have been embroiled in territorial disputes in the South China Sea for decades.
Some in the Duterte government have more vocally protested the presence of Chinese vessels in parts of the South China Sea that were internationally recognized as belonging to the Philippines.as the two countries clashed over the South China Sea. Locsin Jr. accused China of straining its "friendship" with the Philippines.
Some analysts said Philippine presidential candidates that appear pro-China could face opposition from the public. Former Senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., son of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, speaks to the media after filing his candidacy to join the 2022 presidential race, at Sofitel Harbor Garden Tent on October 06, 2021 in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines.Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. — son and namesake of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos — led the latest opinion poll on the presidential race., 53% of respondents picked Marcos Jr. as their favored presidential candidate.
Compared with Duterte, Marcos Jr. would seek "more balanced ties" with the U.S. and China if he's elected, said Peter Mumford, practice head for South and Southeast Asia at risk consultancy Eurasia Group, in a report last month.The South China Sea is one of the contentious issues in the geopolitical competition between the U.S. and China. The administration of U.S. President
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