Philippines hits back at Chinese envoy over 'thinly veiled threat' of force
Manila said the remarks were a thinly veiled threat as Beijing and Philippine officials traded accusations over maritime tensions and suspended military talks.
- On Thursday, the Department of Foreign Affairs rebuked Chinese Ambassador Jing Quan for remarks made in Quezon City, saying they conveyed a "thinly veiled threat of the use of force" against the Philippines.
- During a speech at Diliman College on Thursday, Jing told reporters that while China "may easily win" a conflict, it would not resort to force, claiming the Philippines is "fortunate to have a neighbor like China."
- Philippine Coast Guard spokesman Rear Admiral Jay Tarriela condemned the envoy's comments as a "direct threat," rejecting the assurance of peace: "A guest who reminds his host that he could easily beat him up, but has graciously decided not to, is not describing friendship."
- The DFA urged diplomats to exercise "tact and restraint" to preserve dialogue, while Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro maintains suspension of direct military communications with Beijing over security concerns.
- Teodoro labeled Beijing a regional "troublemaker" earlier in the week, as the two nations face recurring confrontations in the South China Sea where Beijing claims territory despite the 2016 Arbitral Award invalidating its historical assertions.
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China could easily win an armed conflict with the Philippines, but it would never choose violence, Beijing's ambassador to Manila said. The Philippine Foreign Ministry said the words could be interpreted as a "veiled threat," Channel News Asia reported.
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Philippines protests Chinese envoy’s remarks, calling them a ‘thinly veiled threat’
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and his government on Friday protested remarks by China’s ambassador to Manila, calling them “a thinly veiled threat of the use of force” in the latest flare up in the two Asian…
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