Chinese spox dares Philippines to expel ambassador, entire embassy media teamSupporters of China's Premier Li Qiang wave Chinese national flags outside an event held at the Auckland Museum in Auckland on June 14, 2024. 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. "As Ambassador, he bears responsibility for all words and actions of the Chinese Embassy," he said. The spokesperson challenged senators to include himself and the embassy's entire 12-member media affairs and public diplomacy team if they intended to declare any Chinese diplomat persona non grata. "If anyone intends to declare any Chinese diplomat 'persona non grata', please do include myself and the entire 12-member media affairs and public diplomacy team.

Source: Philippine Star January 29, 2026 17:27 UTC