HONOLULU: (UPDATE) President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said the situation in the South China Sea "has become more dire" as China expands its presence in an area where multiple nations have competing territorial claims.

China has shown interest in atolls and shoals that are "closer and closer" to the coast of the Philippines, with the nearest atoll about 111 kilometers away, Marcos said.

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