China has said it will not accept any provocation on the Taiwan question as it justified its recent remark, described as “low talk” by the Philippines’ defense chief, against President Marcos. Mao Ning, spokesperson of China’s Foreign Ministry, said Marcos’ congratulatory remark to...
China has urged President Marcos to "read more" so he could "develop a proper understanding of the ins and outs of the Taiwan question." Mao Ning, China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson, made the pronouncement on Tuesday after the President congratulated Taiwan's President-elect Lai Ching-te on his...
China has warned against those who are "expressing congratulations" to Taiwan's President-elect Lai Ching-te following his victory for the presidency of the self-governing island being claimed by Beijing to be its own. Mao Ning, China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson, said Beijing already made...
​China said it is willing to work with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to be able to meet the set target for the conclusion of a Code of Conduct (COC) in the South China Sea. Beijing's pronouncement was a welcome development for the five other claimants...
China claimed the Philippines would be violating international law if it would push through with its plan to build a permanent structure in the Ayungin Shoal, a feature within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Mao Ning, spokesperson for China’s Foreign Ministry, said the plan to...
China has declared anew it is the Philippines that is stirring trouble in the region, this time by saying it is Manila's change of policy and position over the South China Sea issue. Mao Ning, spokesperson for China's Foreign Ministry, said the responsibility supposedly "lies with the Philippines"...
​China is seeing nothing wrong with the upcoming talks between leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Japan as long as the gathering will not target any other country. Beijing believes that cooperation should enhance "mutual trust between countries in the region"...
FUJIAN, China—Beijing's top diplomat in Manila protested the Philippines' presence in the West Philippine Sea when he responded to the government's summons following two consecutive water cannon attacks by China on Filipino vessels. Citing the state news agency Xinhua, the Chinese Embassy in...
​China does not support President Marcos' move to come up with a separate Code of Conduct (COC) on the South China Sea with some neighboring countries after the latter noted a slow progress in the crafting of an agreement with Beijing and members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations...
China is seeing nothing wrong with the signing of a nuclear cooperation agreement between the Philippines and the US, which is considered as a landmark move to address Manila's climate goals and critical energy security needs. Mao Ning, China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson, said Beijing is not...
​Despite its incursive activities in the West Philippine Sea, China said it has no plans of taking "any inch" of another country's territory as it demanded the United States not to meddle into Beijing's dispute with other countries. Mao Ning, spokesperson of China's Foreign Ministry, issued...
China said the US should stop supporting the Philippines, which it claimed was making illegal claims over the West Philippine Sea. Mao Ning, China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson, on Thursday said "the US is not a party to the South China Sea issue" after President Joe Biden warned that...
