President Marcos vows response to China’s 10-dash mapMANILA, Philippines — The Philippines “will respond” to Beijing’s release of a new map showing an expanded claim in the South China Sea, President Marcos declared yesterday, but declined to reveal “operational details.”“Now, once again, we received the news, that now the nine-dash line has been extended to the 10-dash line. Beijing’s supposed new standard 2023 map covers what it now calls 10-dash line, which includes waters and features within the Philippine territory. Meanwhile, Marcos hailed the Armed Forces Western Command for holding the line in the face of Chinese intimidation. “And that is the very difficult and important job that the Western Command has before you. Beijing’s claim in the South China Sea was originally based on its so-called nine-dash line.

Source: Philippine Star September 01, 2023 21:58 UTC