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New focus: Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr (left) and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi bump elbows during a meeting in Manila on 16 January — New focus: Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr (left) and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi bump elbows during a meeting in Manila on 16 JanuaryPhoto: AP/SCANPIX

Amanda Battersby

London

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Published 21 January 2021, 00:08Updated 21 January 2021, 00:08