MANILA, Philippines — China on Tuesday insisted that Scarborough Shoal (Huangyan Island) is part of its territory as it criticized Manila’s top diplomat for spewing profanity at Beijing in demanding that Chinese vessels leave the West Philippine Sea.
“China urges the Philippine side to earnestly respect China’s sovereignty and jurisdiction, and stop taking actions that may complicate the situation,” Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin said in an apparent response to a preceding question published on the ministry’s website.
“Facts have proven time and time again that megaphone diplomacy can only undermine mutual trust rather than change reality. We hope that cert…
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