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MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines' top diplomat sought Monday to downplay President Rodrigo Duterte's pronouncement that Chinese President Xi Jinping told him China would go to war with Manila if it insists on drilling for oil in the disputed South China Sea, saying they were not threatening each other but talking about preventing conflict.
Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano told reporters there was no bullying and the context of frank talks last week in China — the details of which he said he could not discuss —"was on how to avoid conflict" and "how to increase trust and mutual respect."
http://www.startribune.com/philippine-official-downplays-alleged-china-war-threats/423553843/
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