Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian has cautioned against countries trying to drive a wedge between Manila and Beijing using the territorial disputes in the South China Sea. Huang said China is a true friend of the Philippines as shown by its readiness to help the Duterte administration secure vaccines while other countries were busy fanning maritime tensions in the region.

Casas, W., & Cruz, M. (2021, May 2). China is a true friend—envoy: Ambassador: Other nations trying to ‘sow discord’ using sea dispute. Manila Standard, p. A1.