US EditionPhilippines tells Beijing it is alarmed over escalating verbal tussle in South China Sea dispute
The Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs lodged a formal protest against China for escalating public diplomatic exchanges, stressing the importance of respectful dialogue to protect sovereignty.
- On Jan 26, the Department of Foreign Affairs , Philippines filed a formal protest before the Chinese ambassador and the Chinese Embassy in Manila, making firm representations about escalating public exchanges and backing Philippine officials' sovereignty mandates.
- Following a run of deputy-spokesperson statements, the Chinese embassy in Manila insisted it would respond to attempts to 'smear' China, increasing diplomatic friction, after Jing Quen assumed his post.
- Beijing's mission targeted specific figures by protesting remarks from Commodore Jay Tarriela and naming Senators Risa Hontiveros, Kiko Pangilinan, and Erwin Tulfo, while Philippine officials publicly responded.
- The Department of Foreign Affairs warned that the exchanges could derail diplomatic space, while the Philippine Defense Department and National Security Council issued statements against the Chinese embassy, and both the DFA and President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. urged that tensions should not define bilateral relations.
- Longstanding maritime confrontations show that China continues to assert sovereignty over most of the South China Sea, refusing to recognize the 2016 Arbitral Award while harassing Philippine fishermen and seafarers in this vital trade route.
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Philippines tells Beijing it is alarmed over escalating verbal tussle in South China Sea dispute
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MANILA, Jan 26 (Reuters) - The Philippine foreign ministry said on Monday it had made "firm representations" to China's embassy and its ambassador in Manila over what it described as an "escalation of public exchanges" between them and Philippine officials over disputes in the South China Sea. The Chinese Embassy and officials in Manila have stepped up their rhetoric in recent weeks, with the former criticising the Philippines' coast guard spoke…
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