Beijing tells Manila to 'stop lying' after minister exposes South China Sea note
China has accused Philippine officials of “grandstanding and lying” after Manila’s defense secretary publicly read aloud a Chinese diplomat’s note on the South China Sea that the Philippine minister described as “coercion, bullying and aggression.” “We urge certain people in the Philippines to stop this grandstanding and lying, and to protect China-Philippine relations and the peace and stability…
Beijing has rebuked Philippine officials for "grandstanding and lying" following a statement by the country's defense secretary. The Philippine defense secretary read aloud a note from a Chinese diplomat, which Manila described as "coercion, bullying and aggression." Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning called upon certain individuals in the Philippines to cease such behavior and preserve China-Philippine relations, as well as the peace and stability in the South China Sea.
This response came after Gilberto Teodoro, a participant at a Seoul Defense Dialogue session, received and read parts of a handwritten note from Beijing at the event. The note reiterated China's stance on the South China Sea arbitration, rejecting the 2016 ruling that denied most of China's claims in the region as "illegal, null and void."
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