INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
China has sanctioned the former Senate majority leader of the Philippines, Francis Tolentino, a key ally of the Southeast Asian country’s
president, Ferdinand Marcos Jnr, on South China Sea issues.
Beijing accused Tolentino of “egregious conduct on China-related issues” and
will bar the former Philippine lawmaker – whose term ended on Monday – from entering mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau, according to
the Chinese foreign ministry.
“For some time now, individual anti-China politicians in the...
