China Sanctions Former Filipino Lawmaker Who Defended Philippines' South China Sea Claims

China Sanctions Former Philippine Senator For South China Sea Advocacy

Francis "Tol" Tolentino helped author two recent pieces of legislation asserting Manila's claims in the disputed waterway.

Chinese FM announces sanctions on former Philippine senator Tolentino, experts say move is necessary and sends warning

China has decided to impose sanctions on former Philippines' senator Francis Tolentino for his egregious conduct on China-related issues and prohibit him from entering the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong and Macao, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson announced on Tuesday.

China sanctions former Philippine senator on maritime claims

China sanctioned former Philippine senator Francis Tolentino on Tuesday and barred him entry, citing "egregious conduct" on matters such as the disputed South China Sea a day after the end of his six-year term.

Chinese ship conducts survey off Vietnam but Hanoi’s state media stays silent

This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. A Chinese survey ship has been repeatedly circling within Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the South China Sea since mid-June, raising concerns of a potential maritime standoff. The vessel, named Bei Dao 996, was first tracked by SeaLight, which uses commercially available technology to monitor and expose so-called “gray zone” activities — meanin…

China sanctions Philippine leader who probed Chinese spying, contested Beijing’s South China Sea claims

Francis Tolentino authored two bills that marked out the Philippines’ claims in the South China Sea. The two laws, called the Philippine Maritime Zones Act and the Philippine Archipelagic Sea Lanes Act, were signed into law last November

China sanctions former Philippines senator over 'egregious conduct' on Beijing-related issues

Ban will prohibit Francis Tolentino from entering the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong and Macao - Anadolu Ajansı