China Warns U.S. Against Building Ammunition Facility in Philippines

Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian at the regular press briefing in Beijing on March 26, 2026. Image via the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

China warned the United States on Thursday against bringing “conflict and the chaos of war” to the Asia-Pacific, after Washington and its allies said they would weigh building a weapons base in the Philippines.

A U.S.-led intergovernmental defence group agreed last week to assess funding for a new ammunition assembly and production line in the Philippines, according to a joint statement.

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