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Philippines hits back at Chinese envoy over ‘thinly veiled threat’ of force

MANILA — The Philippines has chided China’s ambassador for what it interpreted as a “thinly veiled threat” of force, after Beijing’s envoy said his country would prevail in a confrontation between them. The Philippine foreign ministry said ambassador Jing Quan’s remarks to journalists on Thursday were a “poor choice of

Philippines hits back at Chinese envoy over ‘thinly veiled threat’ of force

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