BEIJING: China on Wednesday accused the Philippines of ignoring requests for dialogue about their maritime dispute as tensions rise before an international tribunal’s ruling on the territorial row.

The Philippines has “unilaterally closed the door of settling the South China Sea issue with China through negotiation,” China’s foreign ministry said in a lengthy statement published by the official Xinhua news agency.

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