MANILA, Philippines — China has warned that it would bar more Philippine officials from entering its territory should Manila declare Chinese Ambassador Jing Quan persona non grata, escalating a diplomatic row that has fueled tensions between the two countries amid their maritime dispute in the West Philippine Sea. In a Facebook post on Sunday, the Chinese embassy in Manila said it would not welcome Philippine officials to China if the government acted on calls to expel Jing, whose remarks about China’s military superiority over the Philippines have triggered a diplomatic controversy. “Over the past 30 years, anti-China forces have been repeatedly […]...

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