Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian told a regular briefing China has noted reports that in Thursday’s call President Trump told Philippine President Marcos he would raise Manila’s concerns with Xi. Lin said the US is not a party to the South China Sea issue and that attempts to provoke via external actors will only end up being used and suffer the consequences.

2026-07-24

Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian told a regular briefing China has noted reports that in Thursday’s call President Trump told Philippine President Marcos he would raise Manila’s concerns with Xi. Lin said the US is not a party to the South China Sea issue and that attempts to provoke via external actors will only end up being used and suffer the consequences.