The Philippines will not be distracted from its trade focus with China despite growing tensions over disputed territories in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima said at the World Economic Forum on East Asia on Thursday.
“Relationships among countries have many dimensions. The territorial dimension cannot be the end of these relationships,” Purisima told delegates during the East Asia Economic Outlook session.
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