President Duterte yesterday admitted he was not satisfied with Chinese President Xi Jinping’s response when he raised the landmark arbital ruling on the South China Sea during their meeting in Beijing last week. Speaking to reporters, Duterte said he asked Xi how they can talk and solve the maritime dispute peacefully. “He (Xi) said, ‘You know, our statement was we will not budge.’ We do not want to talk about that. We own the property. Why should we talk to you? It was like that. But almost in whisper,” the President said.

Romero, A., Mateo, J., Lee-Brago, P., & Punay, E. (2019, September 5). Rody not satisfied with Xi response on SCS. The Philippine Star, p. 6.