๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ฐ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐ฒ. ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฅ urged China to ๐๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ if it genuinely seeks to ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ, following a call for renewed dialogue amid rising tensions in the West Philippine Sea. The statement came after Chinese Embassador Jing Quan appealed for serious discussions between the two countries.
He said that ๐๐ข๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ over the ongoing territorial dispute, emphasizing that if China is truly sincere in strengthening bilateral ties, it should take steps ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐๐ฐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌโ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ ๐ง ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐.