(Reuters photo)MANILA -- Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said China threatened to go to war after he asserted the Southeast Asian nation’s sovereignty over disputed territory. In an unspecified meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Mr Duterte said he will drill for oil in the South China Sea, citing an international arbitration tribunal ruling upholding the Philippines’ claim. That prompted a retort from Mr Xi, according to Mr Duterte. We will fight you,” Mr Duterte on Friday quoted Mr Xi as saying. China’s claim is “far away”, Mr Duterte said in the southern city of Davao, recalling what he told Mr Xi.

Source: Bangkok Post May 21, 2017 08:37 UTC