𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐰 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐲. 𝐉𝐚𝐲 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐚𝐥 urged China to 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 if it genuinely seeks to 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬, 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 𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 over the ongoing territorial dispute, emphasizing that if China is truly sincere in strengthening bilateral ties, it should take steps 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐥𝐚𝐰 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬’ 𝐬𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐚.
