The Philippines and China have yet to make progress in oil and gas exploration talks on the South China Sea, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Monday. “The official talks have not gone beyond initial discussions, which were done during the visits of State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang [Yi] and International Department of Communist Party of China Minister Liu [Jianchao],” Philippine Foreign Affairs spokesperson Ma. Teresita C. Daza said in a WhatsApp message to reporters. “There have been no working-level talks,” she added, adding that no discussions have been made on the issue of profit-sharing.

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