Beijing has lodged a formal complaint with Manila, accusing the Philippines of conducting 'selective and discriminatory' law enforcement against Chinese citizens. China demands prompt briefings on all such cases.

Beijing has accused Manila of “selective and discriminatory” law enforcement against Chinese nationals, and demanded on Wednesday that it brief Beijing on every case within four days, after Philippine authorities made a series of arrests and detentions involving Chinese citizens. In a statement, China’s embassy in the Philippines said it had “immediately lodged solemn representations with Philippine authorities for each incident”, and demanded that Manila inform Chinese consular posts of...