China’s foreign ministry on Monday said it had no comment on Biden’s exit from the presidential race, citing that “the presidential elections are the U.S.′ own affairs.”
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The Philippines occupies Second Thomas Shoal but China also claims it, and increasingly hostile incidents at sea have sparked fears of larger conflicts that could draw in American forces.
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