June 30, 2026 — Liu Jinsong, director-general of the Asia Department at China’s
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, held working talks in Manila with the Philippines’
assistant foreign minister and director-general for Asia‑Pacific and met the
Philippine deputy foreign minister. Liu said China values Manila’s stated desire
to strengthen dialogue and improve ties, urged the Philippines to honor
commitments and act consistently to create conditions for bilateral improvement,
and voiced stern concern over a series of recent negative moves by the
Philippines. The Philippine side said it highly values relations with China, is
committed to implementing leaders’ consensus, and reiterated the wording on
Taiwan in the China‑Philippines communique on diplomatic relations, recognizing
the People’s Republic of China as China’s sole legal government and saying it
fully understands and respects China’s position that there is one China and
Taiwan is an inseparable part of Chinese territory. The Philippines said it will
manage differences constructively, seek to avoid accidents, and will act
prudently and responsibly as ASEAN chair, not bringing bilateral disputes into
ASEAN meetings.
