THE Chinese ambassador to Manila said China will rely on the position of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on how to handle the West Philippine Sea (WPS) issue "instead of any [Filipino] officials."

Ambassador Huang Xilian was asked by reporters to comment on the remarks of Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro condemning the China Coast Guard's harassment of Filipino fishermen in the Scarborough Shoal.

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