16 June 2016

News Story: China urges Philippines to copy Malaysias handling of West Philippines (South China) Sea

Chinese Ambassador to Malaysia, Huang Huikang, on Monday said the Philippines should imitate Malaysia and resolve its territorial disputes with China over the West Philippine Sea in an “amicable way” instead of resorting to confrontation through “unilateral arbitration.”

“The reason behind such a striking contrast lies in the different ways the two claimants chose to deal with disputes with China,” said Huang as quoted by the South China Morning Post.

“Compared with the breadth, depth and warmth of the friendly interaction between China and Malaysia, shouldn’t the Philippines introspect itself?” he asked. Huang said Malaysia has set a model of amicable consultation for the region and as a result of the good relations.

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