West Philippine Sea (WPS) experts and advocates on Saturday warned against what they called Beijing’s “propaganda” stunt, referring to recent social media posts about a stranded Filipino fisher receiving aid from Chinese naval personnel in the form of three packs of biscuits and a bottle of water. They said the posts, made by the Chinese Embassy in Manila on Friday, might be signalling a “nuanced shift in their tactics” to sanitize China’s image while its trespassing continues on the country’s exclusive economic zone.

Mendoza, J. E. (2025, December 28). WPS advocates slam China 'propaganda' on assisted PH fisherman. Philippine Daily Inquirer, p. A2.