MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines reiterated its willingness to address--through dialogue--the South China Sea conflict with China, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Thursday.

Manila and Beijing convened the 10th meeting of the Bilateral Consultation Mechanism on the South China Sea (BCM) in Xiamen, Fujian, the "hometown of the majority of Chinese Filipinos," the DFA said in a statement.

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