China has strongly reacted to the Philippines' congratulatory message to Taiwan's President-elect, leading to the summoning of the Philippine ambassador. This move comes a day after Filipino President Ferdinand Marcos extended his congratulations to Taiwanese President-elect Lai Ching-te on his recent election victory. The blunt remarks from Beijing, cautioning Manila "not to play with fire," are expected to escalate tensions between the two nations, already engaged in disputes over territorial claims in the South China Sea.
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00:00 China has strongly reacted to the Philippines' congratulatory message to Taiwan's president-elect,
00:06 leading to the summoning of the Philippine ambassador.
00:08 This move comes a day after Filipino President Ferdinand Marcos extended his congratulations
00:14 to Taiwanese President-elect Lai Ching-te on his recent election victory.
00:19 The blunt remarks from Beijing cautioning Manila not to play with fire are expected
00:23 to escalate tensions between the two nations already engaged in disputes over territorial
00:28 claims in the South China Sea.
00:31 Following a social media post on Monday, President Ferdinand Marcos expressed his anticipation
00:35 for cooperation with President-elect Lai Ching-te, a vocal opponent of China's claims to Taiwan.
00:41 In response, Beijing's Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokeswoman Mao Ning conveyed strong
00:46 dissatisfaction, urging Manila to provide a responsible explanation.
00:50 The Philippines' foreign ministry clarified that Marcos' remarks aimed to acknowledge
00:55 the mutual interests of the Philippines and Taiwan, emphasizing the significant presence
01:00 of 200,000 overseas Filipino workers on the island.
01:04 The message of President Marcos congratulating the new president was his way of thanking
01:08 them for hosting our OFWs and holding a successful democratic process.
01:13 Nevertheless, the Philippines reaffirms its "one China" policy, the foreign ministry
01:17 said in a statement.
01:19 Mao emphasized that Marcos' remarks violated the "one China" principle, which Beijing
01:23 considers the foundation of its sovereignty claim over Taiwan.
01:27 She characterized the comments as a serious breach of political commitments made by the
01:31 Philippines to China and deemed it a gross interference in China's internal affairs.
01:35 Beijing refrains from establishing diplomatic ties with nations recognizing Taiwan in opposite
01:40 official communications with Taipei by other countries.
01:43 Despite independence-leaning Lai securing a comfortable victory in Taiwan's presidential
01:47 election, offering talks with China, Beijing has rejected the invitation.
01:51 Notably, other global leaders, including US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Japanese
01:55 Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa, have extended congratulations to Lai.
02:00 Recent months have witnessed tense standoffs between Beijing and the Philippines in the
02:04 disputed South China Sea.
02:05 Concurrently, China has escalated military activities around Taiwan, reaffirming its
02:09 commitment to seizing the island by force if deemed necessary.
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