July21, 2026

The South China Sea is a shared home for regional countries, and South China Sea issues should not become a stumbling block to China-ASEAN relations, said Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi here on Tuesday.

Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks during his meeting with Kao Kim Hourn, secretary-general of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

Wang said certain forces within the Philippine military and maritime law enforcement ranks have deliberately provoked incidents in the South China Sea to serve the interests of external forces, undermining the process of improving China-Philippines relations as well as peace and stability in the South China Sea.

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