Duterte spars with Pacquiao over South China Sea

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his State of the Nation address at the House of Representatives in Quezon City, Metro Manila, on Jul 23, 2018. MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has stoked a feud with boxer Manny Pacquiao by criticising his"shallow" foreign policy knowledge, after the senator and eight-division champion said that he found the leader's stand on the South China Sea was"lacking".

In a late-night interview with the SMNI news channel on Tuesday , Duterte said that Pacquiao, a senator and close ally, should"study first" before weighing in.Pacquiao stood his ground and hit back on Wednesday, when he said that the country should pursue dialogue over disputes, but"stand strong in protecting our sovereign rights".

"I am a Filipino voicing out what needs to be said in defence of what has been adjudicated as rightfully ours," Pacquiao said, referring to a 2016 international arbitral ruling won by the Philippines in a case against China.

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