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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
BEIJING, May 23 (Xinhua) — China has called on the United States not to use the Philippines to stir up tensions in the South China Sea, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Friday, noting that the Philippines should immediately stop provocations and violations in the Tiexianjiao Reef area of China’s Nansha Islands.
The Chinese diplomat made the remarks at a press briefing while responding to a media request for comment on a post by the US Ambassador to the Philippines on the social media platform X, which was related to recent law enforcement operations by Chinese Coast Guard ships against Philippine fishing vessels near Tiexianjiao.
Mao Ning noted that the Philippines has repeatedly carried out illegal landings on Tiejiao, grossly infringing on China’s sovereignty and violating the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea. She pointed out that China’s corresponding countermeasures are legal and legitimate.
Mao Ning stressed that China advises the US side to stop using the Philippines to create tension in the South China Sea and not to undermine peace and tranquility in the area.
“The Philippine side, in turn, must immediately stop its provocations and violations near the Tiexianjiao Reef of China’s Nansha Islands, otherwise China will take decisive retaliatory measures,” she concluded. –0–