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Apology can't be forced, Palace says in wake of Chinese envoy's remarks

3 Independent Newsrooms•First seen Mon, Oct 19, 6:33 PM•Updated Tue, Oct 20, 4:56 PM
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GMA News OnlineLead•1h ago

Apology can't be forced, Palace says in wake of Chinese envoy's remarks

It's difficult to force any one to apologize. Malacañang said this on Tuesday in the wake of Chinese Ambassador Jian Quan's remarks that China would easily win if it used force in the West Philippine Sea, words that Philippine officials took as a threat amid the tensions in the region.

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Coverage timeline (4 newsrooms, earliest first):

  1. •SunStar Philippines
    DFA summons Chinese Ambassador amid 'use of force' remark
  2. •The Manila Times
    Tarriela demands Chinese envoy to apologize
  3. •The Manila Times
    Tulfo seeks to declare Chinese envoy persona non grata over ‘use of force’ remark
  4. •GMA News OnlineLead
    Apology can't be forced, Palace says in wake of Chinese envoy's remarks