China’s Wang Warns US Official Over Support to Philippines in Sea Dispute: State Media

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi (R) gestures near US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan before talks at Yanqi Lake in Beijing on August 27, 2024. Ng Han Guan / POOL / AFP

China’s top diplomat Wang Yi on Wednesday warned visiting U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan over supporting the Philippines in the disputed South China Sea, state media reported.

“The United States must not use bilateral treaties as an excuse to undermine China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, nor should it support or condone the Philippines’s actions of infringement,” Wang told Sullivan, according to state broadcaster CCTV.

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