China says US-PH military alliance endangers regional peace, stability.

China on Friday made a fresh tirade against the US regarding its relationship with the Philippines by saying the Western giant only advances its "self-interests" and "zero-sum mentality" to provoke a new cold war in the Indo-Pacific Region.

Beijing also accused Washington of endangering regional peace and stability by strengthening its military cooperation with Manila through establishing more Enhanced Defense Security Agreement (EDCA) sites.

The Chinese Embassy in Manila made the statement posted on its Twitter account on Friday when US Undersecretary of State Victoria Nuland supposedly discredited the Philippines-China economic and trade cooperation during her recent visit to Manila.

In the statement, the embassy defended the Philippines-China economic relationship by citing President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s state visit to China that yielded "productive results" through 14 agreements in the fields of infrastructure, agriculture, finance, customs, e-commerce and tourism, among others.

"Since the state visit?many Chinese business?delegations are coming to?the Philippines, reaching?extensive agreements on expanding trade and investment cooperation between the two countries, demonstrating the huge potential and broad prospects of China-Philippines practical cooperation," it said.

Then, it questioned the US military cooperation with the Philippines because "some Americans?claim that the four additional military sites in the Philippines to which US forces would have access under the?EDCA?would bring 'economic opportunities, jobs' to their host communities, and discredit China-Philippines economic cooperation at the same time."

According to the embassy, such a claim is in "total ignorance of?the Philippine people's pursuit of peace, cooperation, and development as well as China-Philippines?helping each other...