MANILA, Philippines: China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs warned the Philippine government against expelling its diplomats in Manila, saying that "any hasty action" could "potentially harm" the Philippines amid tensions over territorial disputes in the West Philippine Sea.
Lin Jian, spokesman for China's Foreign Ministry, issued the statement on Friday night after Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro and National Security Adviser Eduardo Año urged the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to expel the Chinese diplomat who illegally recorded a phone call with the chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Western Command. This action, if proven, could have severe diplomatic and legal implications.
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