Sen. Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Thursday said the Philippine government wasted an opportunity to defuse-- if not settle--tensions over disputed territories in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) when it rejected Beijing’s offer to hold bilateral talks.

“China opened the door and we shut it. The Chinese said let’s talk and we snubbed them.

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