{
  "id": 15599922,
  "title": "Chinese ambassador denies threatening Philippines after saying a war may prove easy to win",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/chinese-ambassador-denies-threatening-philippines-after-saying-a-war",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-19T11:43:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3371399/chinese-ambassador-denies-threatening-philippines-after-saying-war-may-prove-easy-win"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "China's Beijing ambassador to the Philippines, Jing Quan, has refuted allegations of making threats after he suggested that a war between the two nations could be easily won. Philippine Foreign Secretary Theresa Lazaro summoned Jing on Monday to express her \"serious concern and strong objections\" to his \"provocative and unacceptable\" language. According to the Philippine foreign ministry, Jing had \"conveyed a threat\" and aggravated a sensitive situation, undermining efforts to foster mutual understanding between the two countries.\n\nOn Thursday, Jing told a forum in Quezon City that Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro's remark about China being a \"regional troublemaker\" was \"nonsense\". He added, \"If we want to use force, we may easily win. But no, we will not choose force and we love peace.\" Jing denied the allegations, stating that his intention was to promote peace between the two countries, which are in dispute over their overlapping claims in the South China Sea. He emphasized that China did not intend to resort to force due to their close neighborly relationship. Jing urged both nations to enhance dialogue, manage differences, and deepen cooperation, emphasizing that the good aspects should prevail over the bad ones. He also accused Teodoro and other officials of attempting to \"attack and smear China\".",
  "summary": "Beijing’s ambassador to the Philippines Jing Quan has denied making threats after he was summoned over his recent comments that China could “easily win” a war between the two countries. Philippine Foreign Secretary Theresa Lazaro met Jing on Monday to express “serious concern and strong objections” over his “provocative and unacceptable” language. Lazaro added that he had aggravated an already…",
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        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/philippines-summons-chinese-ambassador-over-threat",
        "published": "2026-10-19T06:57:46.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Philippines summons Chinese ambassador over ‘threat’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/philippines-summons-chinese-ambassador-over-threat-15580354",
        "published": "2026-10-19T07:29:05.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Philippines summons China's envoy to ‘strongly object’ to remarks conveying 'threat'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/philippines-summons-chinas-envoy-to-strongly-object-to-remarks",
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        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Philippines summons Chinese ambassador to protest remarks it says threatened force",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/philippines-summons-chinese-ambassador-to-protest-remarks-it-says",
        "published": "2026-10-19T09:11:12.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Mainichi",
        "title": "Philippines summons Chinese ambassador to protest remarks it says threatened force",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/philippines-summons-chinese-ambassador-to-protest-remarks-it-says-15596918",
        "published": "2026-10-19T10:44:40.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
        "title": "Chinese ambassador denies threatening Philippines after saying a war may prove easy to win",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/chinese-ambassador-denies-threatening-philippines-after-saying-a-war-15601624",
        "published": "2026-10-19T11:43:05.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Khaosod English",
        "title": "Philippines summons Chinese ambassador to protest remarks it says threatened force",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/philippines-summons-chinese-ambassador-to-protest-remarks-it-says-15603036",
        "published": "2026-10-19T12:14:37.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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