Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has urged the Philippines to engage in dialogue to address significant challenges in their relations related to the South China Sea. Wang issued a warning, cautioning that any miscalculations could lead Beijing to defend itself and respond firmly. Tensions between Beijing and Manila have escalated in recent months, marked by sharp accusations stemming from a series of confrontations in the South China Sea.
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00:00 Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has urged the Philippines to engage in dialogue to address
00:07 significant challenges in their relations related to the South China Sea.
00:11 Wang issued a warning, cautioning that any miscalculations could lead Beijing to defend
00:15 itself and respond firmly.
00:18 Tensions between Beijing and Manila have escalated in recent months, marked by sharp accusations
00:23 stemming from a series of confrontations in the South China Sea.
00:26 Amid deteriorating relations, the Philippines has accused China's Coast Guard of deliberately
00:31 colliding with its vessels and employing water cannons and a military-grade laser against
00:36 them.
00:37 In response, China has accused the Philippines of trespassing in its territory.
00:40 The strange ties align with Manila's efforts this year to enhance military cooperation
00:44 with Japan and the United States, its former colonial power and defence ally, for seven
00:49 decades.
00:50 "China-Philippines relations are at a crossroad," Wang told his Philippine counterpart Enrique
00:55 Manalo in a call on Wednesday, according to a Chinese foreign ministry statement.
00:58 "The top priority is to properly handle and control the current maritime situation."
01:03 Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has issued a warning, stating that if the Philippines
01:07 miscalculates or collaborates with ill-intentioned external forces, China will defend its rights
01:13 and respond resolutely.
01:14 The context of the phone call and the initiator were not immediately clear.
01:18 Wang's remarks have the potential to escalate an ongoing dispute, with the Philippines challenging
01:23 what it perceives as Chinese efforts to restrict access to fossil fuel and fisheries resources
01:27 in its exclusive economic zone.
01:29 While the likelihood of armed confrontation is considered low, it would significantly
01:33 raise the stakes, triggering the US treaty obligation to defend the Philippines under
01:37 the 1951 Mutual Defence Treaty, especially in the South China Sea.
01:41 The Philippine side, represented by Ambassador to China Joe Santiago Staromana and Defence
01:46 Under-Secretary Cardozo Luna, noted the importance of dialogue during a frank and candid exchange
01:51 with Wang Yi.
01:53 China asserts nearly the entire South China Sea through a disputed nine-dash line, overlapping
01:57 with the exclusive economic zone of multiple countries, including the Philippines, Brunei,
02:01 Malaysia, Taiwan, Vietnam, and Indonesia.
02:04 Despite an international arbitration tribunal invalidating China's claim in 2016, Beijing
02:08 rejected the ruling and instead increased its Coast Guard presence in the region.
02:13 China has militarized artificial islands in contested waters, some equipped with missile
02:17 systems.
02:18 President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has strengthened ties with the US, expanding US military access
02:23 to Philippine bases, which has displeased China, and emboldened Manila's defence leadership.
02:29 The Philippine Defence Minister criticized China's maritime claims, stating that no
02:32 country in the world supports it.
02:34 Western powers, including the US, have condemned China's Coast Guard actions in the Philippines'
02:38 exclusive economic zone.
02:40 The Philippines and Japan recently held talks on pressing regional security issues, emphasizing
02:43 the importance of alliance-building to counter aggression, especially in the South China
02:47 Sea.
02:47 The Philippines has also been accused of being a "spy" by the US, and has been accused of
02:54 being a "spy" by the US.
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