Marcos, Xi meet amid sea row


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(UPDATE) PRESIDENT Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on Thursday met with Chinese President Xi Jinping to discuss ways to firm up bilateral ties even as the territorial dispute between their countries in the South China Sea continues to simmer. Marcos and Xi held a one-on-one discussion on the sidelines of the 29th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders Meeting in Bangkok, Thailand. Marcos' first bilateral meeting with the Chinese leader took place ahead of his scheduled state visit to China this January. It will be the President's first state visit outside of Southeast Asia following official trips to Indonesia and Singapore in...