Chinese ambassador denies threatening Philippines after saying a war may prove easy to win
Por Alyssa Chen — South China Morning Post – News feed
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Foreign ministry in Manila summoned ambassador Jing Quan after his comments further inflamed long-running tensions
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Alyssa Chen Published: 7:43pm, 19 Oct 2026 Updated: 8:01pm, 19 Oct 2026 Beijing’s ambassador to the Philippines Jing Quan has denied making threats after he was summoned over his recent comments that China could “easily win” a war between the two countries.
Philippine Foreign Secretary Theresa Lazaro met Jing on Monday to express “serious concern and strong objections” over his “provocative and unacceptable” language.
Lazaro added that he had aggravated an already sensitive situation and undermined efforts to build mutual understanding between the two countries, according to the Philippine foreign ministry, which said he had “conveyed a threat”.
On Thursday, Jing told a forum in Quezon City that Philippine Defence Secretary Gilberto Teodoro’s description of China as a regional “troublemaker” was “nonsense”.
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