FOREIGN Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano does not serve the interest of China in connection with the disputed territories in the South China Sea where the Philippines is among the claimants, a Malacanang spokesman said Thursday.

Ernesto Abella was responding to statements attributed to Cayetano at the conclusion of the 50th Association of Southeast Asia Nations (Asean) Regional Forum (ARF) hosted by Manila.

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