China's Taiwan Affairs Office said Japan and the Philippines announced planned maritime boundary talks for waters east of Taiwan that seriously infringe China's maritime rights, violate international law and are illegal and invalid. The office urged cross-strait compatriots to defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity and accused Taiwan's DPP authorities of relying on external forces to sell out national interests, saying they will be repudiated by compatriots and punished by history

China's Taiwan Affairs Office said Japan and the Philippines announced planned maritime boundary talks for waters east of Taiwan that seriously infringe China's maritime rights, violate international law and are illegal and invalid. The office urged cross-strait compatriots to defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity and accused Taiwan's DPP authorities of relying on external forces to sell out national interests, saying they will be repudiated by compatriots and punished by history.