Itinanggi ni dating pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na meron silang “gentlemen’s agreement” ni Xi Jinping, ang pinuno ng China, tungkol sa Ayungin Shoal. Pero inamin niya na nagkasundo sila sa “status quo” at hindi pwedeng magdala ng materyales ang Pilipinas para kumpunihin ang barkong Sierra Madre na nakasadsad sa Ayungin Shoal.
Ano ba talaga ang naging kasunduan sa Ayungin? Panoorin ang VERA Files video fact sheet na ito:
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