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Anadolu Agency (14 August 2026)

Faisal Mahmud

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said Friday that his planned “reset” of relations with China is aimed at easing tensions and preventing misunderstandings that could escalate into conflict.

Speaking at a luncheon hosted by the Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines in Manila, Marcos said the reset would mean returning to dialogue whenever tensions between Manila and Beijing begin to rise, according to the Philippine News Agency.

“It’s a reset in the sense that if we are beginning to detect or to feel an increase in tensions or an escalation in tensions, then we have to once again go back and talk to our friends in China,” Marcos said.

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