{"id":29100,"date":"2025-07-01T05:59:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T05:59:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/29100\/"},"modified":"2025-07-01T05:59:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T05:59:09","slug":"beijing-sanctions-manilas-south-china-sea-legal-claim-architect-francis-tolentino","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/29100\/","title":{"rendered":"Beijing sanctions Manila\u2019s South China Sea legal claim architect Francis Tolentino"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>China has sanctioned the former Senate leader of <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/topics\/china-philippines-relations?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">the Philippines<\/a> Francis Tolentino, a key ally of the Southeast Asian country\u2019s President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr on <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/topics\/south-china-sea?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">South China Sea<\/a> issues.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Beijing accused Tolentino of \u201cegregious conduct on China-related issues\u201d and will bar the former Philippine lawmaker \u2013 whose term ended on Monday \u2013 from entering mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau, according to the Chinese foreign ministry.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">\u201cFor some time now, individual anti-China politicians in the Philippines have adopted a series of malicious words and deeds on China-related issues for their own selfish interests, undermining China\u2019s interests and damaging China-Philippines relations,\u201d it said, in a statement released on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">\u201cThe Chinese government\u2019s determination to defend its national sovereignty, security and development interests is unwavering,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Tolentino was a principal author of the Philippine Maritime Zones Act, legislation that asserts Manila\u2019s claims in the South China Sea and was signed by Marcos in late 2024, and which Beijing has strongly pushed back on.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">He also led a Senate investigation into alleged Chinese espionage activities within the Philippines.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"China has sanctioned the former Senate leader of the Philippines Francis Tolentino, a key ally of the 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