China has called the recent joint maritime activity of the Philippines and the US in the South China Sea as "provocative", even as it conducted a similar exercise in the contested waters. After the Philippine and US navies held a two-day Maritime Cooperative Activity to bolster regional security...
​China said it is hoping that the Philippines will decide "rationally" after it demanded the latter to act with caution amid the row over the West Philippine Sea. Wang Wenbin, spokesman for China's Foreign Ministry, said Beijing has not toned down its position on its sea dispute after...
China said it is open for dialogue with the Philippines to settle maritime disputes after President Marcos noted that Manila’s diplomatic relations with Beijing appeared to be heading toward a "poor direction.” Photo courtesy of China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin Wang...
China said it will do its best to safeguard its territorial sovereignty over the South China Sea and that the Philippines efforts of seeking support in asserting its sovereignty in the West Philippine Sea "will take the toll." Wang Wenbin, spokesman for China's Foreign Ministry, made the...
FUJIAN, China—Filipinos and all other nationalities may now enjoy a 25 percent discount on their fee when getting a Chinese visa. This came after the Chinese Foreign Ministry improved visa and entry policies for foreign nationals for cross-border travel as the country aimed to attract more...
China has urged the Philippines to stop hyping up the conflict over the West Philippine Sea after Beijing criticized the resolution adopted by the House of Representatives that condemned its actions in the waters. Wang Wenbin, spokesman of China's Foreign Ministry, said in his regular...
China has said the Philippines is not in a position to question the presence of over a hundred Chinese vessels in the Julian Reef in the West Philippine Sea. In his regular press briefing on Monday, Wang Wenbin, spokesman of China's Foreign Ministry, justified the swarming of the Chinese vessels in...
China found the Philippines to be only amusing itself when it removed the floating barriers installed by Beijing in the Philippine waters it claims it owns. Wang Wenbin, spokesman of China’s Foreign Ministry, maintained Beijing’s position as it fights for sovereignty over Bajo de Masinloc...
China has urged the Philippines not to create trouble following the removal of floating barriers installed by Beijing in the Philippine waters it claims it owns. “We call on the Philippines not to make provocation or stir up trouble,” Wang Wenbin of the Chinese foreign affairs ministry...
China has justified its installation of floating barriers in the West Philippine Sea, which blocked Filipino fishermen from their fishing grounds, by saying it did so because a Philippine government vessel entered into the waters without its supposed permission. Wang Wenbin, spokesman of the...
China has asked countries whose territories it claims as its own to remain "calm"following objections it has already received from them in the release of its 2023 standard map. Wang Wenbin, China's Foreign Ministry spokesman, said concerned countries must "refrain from...
China is expecting that the visit of its state councilor and foreign minister, Qin Gang, to the Philippines will improve the communication between the two countries amid different views on the South China Sea. Wang Wenbin, spokesman for Qin, said Beijing hopes that the foreign minister's trip to...
