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| Foreign Affairs Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr. |
The Philippines cannot stop China if it is indeed “militarizing” the Spratly Islands in the disputed West Philippine (South China) Sea, said Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr.
When asked if the DFA will issue a diplomatic protest or seek clarification from China regarding the reported “militarization” of the Spratlys, Yasay said:
“There is nothing that we can do about that now, whether or not it is being done for purposes of further militarizing these facilities that they have put up.”
“We cannot stop China at this point in time and saying do not put that up, we will continue to pursue peaceful means at which all of these can be prevented,” Yasay added.
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