Philippines summons China's envoy over confrontation remark

​The ‌Philippine foreign ministry ​on ‌Monday summoned China's ambassador to convey Manila's "serious ‌concern and ‌strong objection" over a statement by ⁠the ​envoy ⁠that it said ⁠conveyed threats of ​the use of ⁠force.

Reuters has ⁠sought ​comment from the Chinese ⁠embassy in Manila.