The President of the Philippines is willing to hold face-to-face talks with China to resolve the territorial dispute between the two countries.
Knowing that China and its South China Sea neighbors particularly the Philippines have been engaged in a bitter dispute over the proprietorship of the disputed island.
But Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte warned China of a "bloody confrontation" if the People's Liberation Army (PLA) attempts to invade his country's territory.
"We do not want a quarrel. I would walk the extra mile to ask for peace for everybody," Duterte said. "But I am sure and I guarantee to them that if they invade us, it will be bloody and we will not give it to them easily" he added.
The Philippines President wanted to resolve the territorial dispute between two countries peacefully. However, he stated that that Philippines' military must be ready to defend the territories of the country.
According to Duterte that he will not give it easily and he will not allow any country to delude the Philippines.
Durterte's warns came after China hinted at the possibility of bilateral dialogue with the Philippines in the next couple of months.
"The bilateral talks might take place within the year," China's foreign ministry spokesperson Lu Kang said last Wednesday.
Last month, a UN-backed international arbitration tribunal dismissed the China's claims over the disputed region saying that the country has no legal rights to the contested territory.
