A Philippine senator stirred controversy by claiming on social media to have knowledge of a Chinese plan to target the country with hypersonic missiles. The claim was made by Senator Imee Marcos, the sister of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., and head of the senate foreign relations committee. Senator Marcos made the allegations in a short video posted to Tiktok and Facebook. However, Philippine’s national security council said it was unaware of such a threat. Meanwhile, China said that it is committed to peace.