China will not hold reclamation activities or build structures near Pag-asa island and Scarborough Shoal in the West Philippine Sea, President Rodrigo Duterte said Tuesday.

“China has put it on record that near the Pag-asa island and the Scarborough…China has committed to us [that it is] not [going] to build anything there. I hope that they would honor that commitment. I really hope and pray,” Duterte said.

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