The Philippines and other Southeast Asian countries as well as China should stand together and reject “non-regional forces” that don’t want stability in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Monday. In his message after the signing of a cooperation agreement between the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Foreign Ministry of China, Wang said the situation in the South China Sea was headed toward stability and cooperation.

Antiporda, J. (2017, July 26). China tells PH, Asean to stand up vs West. The Manila Times, pp. A1, A2.