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Philippine Senator Files Resolution Seeking Chinese Ambassador’s Expulsion

Jing Quan prompted controversy last week when he told reporters that China could “easily win” a war against the Philippines.

Senator Erwin Tulfo addresses a session of the Philippine Senate in Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines, Oct. 19, 2026.

A Philippine Senator has filed a resolution seeking the expulsion of the Chinese ambassador and declaring him persona non grata, as the Department of Foreign Affairs summoned him over his recent comment that China could “easily win” a conflict against the Philippines.

Senate Resolution No. 739, which was filed yesterday by Senator Erwin Tulfo, expressed the Senate’s “serious concern” over the envoy’s statement, which it said threatened “the potential use of force against the Philippines.” It then called on the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to declare Ambassador Jing Quan as persona non grata “in view of the severity of his remarks and their implications for Philippine sovereignty, national dignity, and bilateral relations.”

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