The Philippine foreign secretary has claimed his country is prepared to “go to war” over natural resources in the South China Sea, where Manila and Beijing both lay claim to waters thought to contain rich gas deposits.
Alan Peter Cayetano’s remarks on Monday were aimed in large part at critics of President Rodrigo Duterte and follow reports in recent weeks that China has landed bombers and stationed missiles on outposts in the South China Sea.
“Nobody can extract natural resources there on their own,” Mr Cayetano said in remarks quoted by Associated Press. “The president has declared that. If anyone gets the natural resources in the West Philippine Sea-South China Sea, he will go to war.”
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