“There is no point for us to even think about the new proposal by Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian for us to restart dialogue and consultation to settle our territorial differences…Beijing, the nonpareil gaslighter, has no place in any negotiating table to discuss the WPS issue as it persists on bullying us and harassing our vessels and fisherfolk on the absurd excuse that the Philippines is the one guilty of ‘infringement and provocation’ in intruding into South China Sea (SCS) islands and adjacent waters that belong to China, hence ostensibly giving them the legal right to protect their supposed sovereign rights,” pagbibigay-diin ng kongresista.
Nauna nang sinabi ng Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), nasa 130 diplomatic protest na ang naiharap ng gobyerno laban sa China sa ilalim ng administrasyon ni Marcos.