China complains to Philippines over ‘negative moves’ regarding Taiwan, security

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National flags are placed outside a room where Philippine Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez and China's Commerce Minister Gao Hucheng address reporters after their meeting in Beijing, China, January 23, 2017. (Reuters/Damir Sagolj/File Photo)

BEIJING — A Chinese foreign ministry official on Tuesday lodged solemn representations with the Philippine ambassador over what they said were the Philippines’ “negative moves” related to Taiwan and security, a ministry statement showed.

The statement did not elaborate on what moves it was referring to.

The Philippine embassy in Beijing did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment.

—Reporting by Beijing Newsroom; Editing by Andrew Heavens