https://www.foxnews.com/world/china-warning-us-philippines-stage-largest-ever-drills
China warned on Wednesday that strengthening ties between the U.S. and the Philippines should not harm its security and territorial interests, including longstanding tensions in the South China Sea.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said in a statement issued by the country's embassy in Manila that U.S. drills held in the Philippines “should not target any third party and should be conducive to regional peace and stability.”
The combat exercises – the U.S. military's largest-ever drills with the Philippines – started on Tuesday and involve some 17,000 troops, with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. reportedly planning to watch an April 26 live-fire drill.
Wang did not say how China would respond if it concludes that the U.S.-Philippine security cooperation was hurting Beijing’s core interests.