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Following the U.S. blacklisting, then Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin had said he would recommend the Philippine government terminate deals with Chinese firms included in the list.
Then-Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. announced in June 2022 that then-President Rodrigo Duterte had called off the talks due to constitutional restrictions and sovereignty concerns.