Marcos tells Xi: 'I do not think anybody wants to go to war'

Philippine president looks to cool maritime tensions in meeting with China leader

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Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. speak on the sidelines of the APEC meeting in San Francisco on Nov. 17. (Photo courtesy of the Philippines Presidential Communications Office)

RAMON ROYANDOYAN, Nikkei staff writer

MANILA -- Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. sought to cool tensions over the South China Sea at a meeting with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, in San Francisco on Friday.

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