Robin Padilla: Chinese Ambassador Jing Quan 'educated, a gentleman'
Senator Robin Padilla described Chinese Ambassador Jing Quan as 'educated and a gentleman' following a meeting, amid calls from some senators to declare the envoy persona non grata over his remarks about potentially using force in the West Philippine Sea.
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