# China urges Philippines to stop hyping South China Sea issue

https://mins.news/en/item/79595

- CGTN, 2026-09-29 07:07 UTC
- World
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-09-29/China-urges-Philippines-to-stop-hyping-up-South-China-Sea-issue-1QPBkq2y3wA/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> China’s deputy permanent representative to the UN, Sun Lei, urged the Philippines to stop promoting the South China Sea issue through multilateral platforms and return to bilateral negotiations. He called the Philippines-initiated arbitration illegal and non-binding, said China rejects it, and backed negotiation to resolve maritime disputes.

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