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Rappler · Philippines · Marcos balances ASEAN chair against China's Scarborough 'nature reserve'
Details Marcos's order standardising Philippine names for sea features as a legal-symbolic counter to Beijing's reserve declaration, and his condition that Xi visit Manila only if a South China Sea code of conduct is concluded — the carrot to China's stick.
“Marcos mandated Philippine names for West Philippine Sea features and said he would host Xi in Manila only if code-of-conduct talks conclude in 2026.”