South China Sea Tensions: Philippines and China to Discuss Fishing Rights, US Ready to Aid Resupplies.

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South China Sea Tensions: Philippines and China to Discuss Fishing Rights, US Ready to Aid Resupplies.
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Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said China has agreed to discuss fishing rights in the South China Sea, as he pushed for a "direct communication line" with Beijing on maritime differences. China claims sovereignty over almost the entire South China Sea, with a "nine-dash line" on maps that stretches more than 1,500 km (930 miles) off its mainland and cuts into the exclusive economic zones of Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei and Indonesia.

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