AFP to VP: Defending PH rights isn’t ‘picking a fight with China’
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MANILA, Philippines — The Armed Forces of the Philippines on Tuesday said defending the country’s rights in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) did not amount to picking a fight with China, following Vice President Sara Duterte’s call for the government to avoid confrontation with Beijing. Rear Adm. Roy Vincent Trinidad (Reserve), the Armed Forces of
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