US EditionPhilippines tells Beijing it is alarmed over escalating verbal tussle in South China Sea dispute
The Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs filed a protest over escalating public disputes with China amid concerns these could undermine diplomatic efforts in the South China Sea, officials said.
- 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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