President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday urged China to “temper” its behavior after its military warned Filipino government forces to get out of the disputed West Philippine Sea (South China Sea).

In his speech during the launching of the Go Negosyo’s “Pilipinas Angat Lahat” program in Malacañang, Duterte stressed that no one can create artificial islands in international waters like the South China Sea and claim its airspace.

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