Manila : Manila says diplomats ` ` are endeavoring to undertake a new diplomatic mission '' China and the Philippines have been engaged in a standoff since April 2014 . `` We want to say that anyone 's attempt to take away China 's sovereignty over Huangyan Island will not be allowed by the Chinese government , people and armed forces , '' said a report in the PLA Daily , the official newspaper of the People 's Liberation Army of China , said Xinhua , the state-run news agency . Philippines accuses Chinese boats of fishing illegally in waters off the Tiger Shoal . Both countries claim the shoal , known by China as Huangyan , in the South China Sea .
Manila : Manila says diplomats ` ` are endeavoring to undertake a new diplomatic mission '' China and the Philippines have been engaged in a standoff since April 2014 . Philippines accuses Chinese boats of fishing illegally in waters off the Tiger Shoal . Both countries claim the shoal , known by China as Huangyan , in the South China Sea .