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Rappler · Philippines · Marcos balances ASEAN chair against China's Scarborough 'nature reserve'
Details Marcos's order standardising Philippine names for sea features as a legal-symbolic counter to Beijing's reserve declaration, and his condition that Xi visit Manila only if a South China Sea code of conduct is concluded, the carrot to China's stick.
“Marcos mandated Philippine names for West Philippine Sea features and said he would host Xi in Manila only if code-of-conduct talks conclude in 2026.”