China accuses Philippines of breaching consensus

The Philippines breached the consensus and infringes upon the Chinese sovereignty, Foreign Minister of China Wang Yi said during the meeting with Philippines’ Foreign Minister Enrique Manalo in Vientiane, the capital of Laos, News.Az reports citing TASS.

"Sino-Philippine relations currently face serious difficulties and problems again, caused by the Philippine side repeatedly breaching the consensus between the two countries and its obligations, constantly infringing upon the Chinese sovereignty at sea and making public noise," Wang said, cited by the Xinhua news agency. Beijing is seriously concerned of that and decisively stands against such actions, he stressed.

Placement of US medium-range missiles in the Philippines "will create tension and confrontation in the region and provoke the arms race, which is absolutely not in line with interests and wants and needs of the Philippine nation," the Chinese minister noted.

China and the Philippines has recently achieved a temporary agreement on the issue of humanitarian cargoes deliveries to the Ren’ai Reef in order to keep the situation at seas stable, Wang noted. The Philippines should honor its promises, otherwise China "will definitely take decisive countermeasures," he cautioned.

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