Pacific Ocean should not be turned into a sea of zero-sum disturbances: China Daily editorial chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2025-07-31 21:15

https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202507/31/WS688b6c5ea310c26fd717cd3d.html When asked how he proposed to balance his country's ties between the United States and China when facing the media in his meeting with the US president at the White House on Tuesday last week, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr apparently intended to take advantage of his reply to curry favor with his US host.