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Yahoo
01-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
China Sanctions Former Philippine Senator as Tensions Swell
(Bloomberg) -- China has sanctioned former Philippine Senator Francis Tolentino, prohibiting him from entering mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau, in a rare move as tensions with Manila rise. Struggling Downtowns Are Looking to Lure New Crowds Philadelphia Transit System Votes to Cut Service by 45%, Hike Fares Squeezed by Crowds, the Roads of Central Park Are Being Reimagined Sao Paulo Pushes Out Favela Residents, Drug Users to Revive Its City Center Sprawl Is Still Not the Answer The move was announced by China's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday, who accused Tolentino of improper behavior on issues related to China. The former senator called China's sanction 'a badge of honor.' 'No foreign power can silence me or weaken my resolve to uphold our sovereignty,' he said in a statement posted on Facebook. Beijing offered no specific examples but pointed to a pattern of 'malicious' behavior by 'anti-China politicians in the Philippines,' accusing them of undermining Chinese interests and damaging bilateral ties, according to the statement. Tolentino, who lost his reelection bid in the May elections, recently led Senate inquiries on alleged Chinese spying in the Philippines. He also sponsored a legislation establishing Philippine maritime zones in the South China Sea, which was opposed by Beijing. China lays sweeping claims in the resource-rich waterway that were rejected by an international tribunal ruling in 2016. The competing claims between the two nations have led to encounters among their ships in the contested waters. --With assistance from Cliff Venzon, Jing Li and Wenshan Luo. (Adds former senator's statement in third paragraph.) America's Top Consumer-Sentiment Economist Is Worried How to Steal a House SNAP Cuts in Big Tax Bill Will Hit a Lot of Trump Voters Too Pistachios Are Everywhere Right Now, Not Just in Dubai Chocolate Inside Gap's Last-Ditch, Tariff-Addled Turnaround Push ©2025 Bloomberg L.P. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Bloomberg
01-07-2025
- Politics
- Bloomberg
China Sanctions Former Philippine Senator as Tensions Swell
China has sanctioned former Philippine Senator Francis Tolentino, prohibiting him from entering mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau, in a rare move as tensions with Manila rise. The move was announced by China's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday, who accused Tolentino of improper behavior on issues related to China.
