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China announced Sanctions on the Philippines’ Former Senator Francis Tolentino. A statement was issued by the Foreign Ministry Spokesperson on 01 July 2025, which says
“For quite some time, driven by selfish interests, a handful of anti-China politicians in the Philippines have made malicious remarks and moves on issues related to China that are detrimental to China’s interests and China-Philippines relations. The Chinese government is firmly resolved to defend national sovereignty, security, and development interests. China decides to impose sanctions on former Philippines senator Francis Tolentino for his egregious conduct on China-related issues and prohibit him from entering the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong and Macao.”
In a regular media briefing Bloomberg Media asked,
“Can the Foreign Ministry provide some specific examples of the “improper behavior” by former senator Tolentino of the Philippines that led to him being sanctioned by Beijing? Can you give some more details and more specifics as to the reasoning and the rationale behind those sanctions?”
Mao Ning, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson said, “Our website has released the sanction decision and elaborated on it, which you may refer to. Let me stress that there are consequences for hurting China’s interests.”
