Liang calls on Manila to show restraint

First face-to-face talks by defense ministers held in Phnom Penh

Defense Minister Liang Guanglie urged the Philippines to be "discreet in both words and deeds" over the Huangyan Island issue and take tangible steps toward regional peace and stability.

Liang made the remarks while meeting his Philippine counterpart Voltaire Gazmin on Monday on the sidelines of the defense ministers' meeting of Southeast Asian countries in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia.