Philippines praised for independent foreign policy under new president

China has slammed Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's act of "sowing discord" during his tour of four Asia-Pacific countries, saying it displayed "an extremely unhealthy mentality".

Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying made the remarks on Monday after The Philippine Star quoted Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte as saying he had declined an offer by Abe to provide missiles to the Philippines.