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Chinese spokesperson dares Phl to expel ambassador
The Freeman
|January 30, 2026
The spokesperson of the Chinese Embassy has challenged senators to declare Ambassador Jing Quan persona non grata, saying the diplomat would leave “with immense pride and honor” if President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. expelled him from the country.
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But even if their embassy were shut down, Chinese diplomats would keep attacking critics of Beijing, Embassy Spokesperson Ji Lingpeng said in a statement on Wednesday, January 28.
Ji made the remarks after Senate President Tito Sotto III two days ago floated the suggestion of declaring the embassy's deputy spokesperson, Guo Wei, persona non-grata, over his constant public rebukes of Philippine officials.
The embassy has drawn fierce criticism for spending the past month issuing pointed rebuttals against several Philippine officials. Besides Philippine Coast Guard Spokesperson Jay Tarriela, the embassy has called out Sen. Kiko Pangilinan, Rep. Chel Diokno (Akbayan) and Rep. Leila de Lima (Mamamayang Liberal), among others, for their defense of the Philippines' sovereign rights in the West Philippine Sea.
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