MANILA/BEIJING -- Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed two laws on Friday aimed at strengthening his country's claims and sovereignty in the South China Sea as tensions persist in the area.
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Philippines' Marcos signs laws to assert South China Sea rights
Beijing calls Maritime Zones Act 'serious violation' of its territorial sovereignty
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. takes legal moves to bolster the country's assertion in the South China Sea. © Reuters
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