A ranking member of the House of Representatives yesterday accused China of implementing a double standard with its "expansionist" conduct in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), demanding respect but continuing its bullying of the Philippines and other neighboring countries. "While China wants the international community to respect their self-drawn nine-dash line and eleven-dash line, they do not respect us and continue to intrude in our declared 200-mile economic zone," quad committee over-all chairman Rep. Robert Ace Barbers observed.

Porcalla, D. (2024, December 18). 'China wants respect, but bullies Phl'. The Philippine Star, pp. 1, 5.