Philippines’ Marcos says China ‘misinterpreted’ his comments on Taiwan
Manila (Reuters) -Filippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. In a statement on Monday, Beijing said that Manila’s comments will inevitably enter into a conflict between China and Taiwan.
China accused Marcos of “playing with fire” after saying that “the Philippines could stay out” due to their proximity to the democraticly ruled island during his visit to India during his visit to India.
“We were misinterpreted for propaganda purposes, Marc Marcos said to a press briefing.
“He surprised why he would be characterized as playing with fire in this way.”
Marcos said that if a conflict emerged, the Philippines, who claimed to want to avoid confrontation and war, should be evacuated in Taiwan.
According to the Filipin government data, more than a hundred thousand Philippine lives and works in Taiwan.
“The war on Taiwan will kick the Philippines and scream to the conflict. This is what I’m trying to say,” Marcos said.
Marcos’s comments are experiencing increasing tensions between Manila and Beijing on regional disagreements in the South China Sea, a strategic waterway in which the two countries have a series of maritime runs in recent years.
On Monday, a Philippinian ship, which ruled the Philippine fishermen in Scarborough fishermen to Philippine fishermen, was sprayed by a Chinese coast guard ship with a water ball. The ship managed to escape from being shot.
China’s Embassy in Manila did not immediately respond to the president’s request for comments about the words.
Responding to Monday, China Coast Guard said that China has taken the necessary measures to expel the Philippine ships from Scarborough Shoal, whom China claimed as its own region.
He described the operation as “professional, standardized, legitimate and legal”.
The 2016 decision of an international referee court invalidated Beijing’s comprehensive claims in the region and said that China has no foundations under international law.
(Reporting by Mikhail Flores; Additional Reporting by Beijing Newsroom; Editing by David Stanway)
