Liu Jinsong, director of the Asian Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China on Tuesday (March 19), met with the Philippine Ambassador to China, Jimmy, and asked the other party to ask the other party with a negative statement such as the recent negative statements involving the South China Sea issue.
According to the press release issued on Wednesday, Liu Jinsong and Jimmy exchanged opinions on the basic principles and strategic direction issues on the basic principles of China and Philippine relations.Liu Jinsong's recent state -of -the -art statement in China, as well as the Taiwan issue and the South China Sea issues, proposed to the other party with a strong positive negotiation, expressing strong dissatisfaction with the Chinese side.
The press release of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China stated that Ambassador Jimmy expressed his willingness to control differences and promote stabilizing bilateral relations.
In the past year, China and the Philippines have repeatedly frictions in the South China Sea in the past year.The Chinese and Philippine ships only occurred in the disputed waters of the South China Sea on the 5th of this month.The Philippines pointed out that four Philippine crew members were injured.China proposed to the Philippines with solemn negotiations, while the Philippines called the Chinese ambassador to express protests.
The spokesman for the South China Sea Special Forces of the Philippines, Malaya, said the next day when the collision occurred, China's "malicious incitement of hype" and reiterated that the Philippines would not give up the power of maritime activities because of this.
The US State Department issued a statement on Tuesday (19th) to condemn China to adopt a "provocative action" in the South China Sea, repeatedly obstructing Philippine vessels to exercise the freedom of freedom of navigation in the sea, and said that the United States and the Philippines were standing together.The Chinese Embassy in the Philippines responded on Wednesday that the United States must avoid "picking trouble" or choosing a team on the South China Sea issue.