MANILA, Philippines: THE Chinese Embassy in Manila belied allegations that China is maintaining 'sleeper cells' conducting infiltration and intervention activities in the Philippines.
The embassy said that some individuals with ulterior motives took advantage of an isolated case and blew things out of proportion by making groundless accusations against China and the Chinese people.'We strongly oppose and condemn such baseless allegations and malicious spreading of disinformation,' it said in a statement.The Embassy was reacting to reports that the National Bureau of Investigation recently arrested several Chinese in Pasig City and seized some firearms and ammunition.
The Chinese Embassy is working with the Philippine law enforcement authorities to investigate the said case to jointly combat transnational criminal activities. We have also noted that the NBI officer working on this case pointed out that 'there's no truth that this is part of the plan of the Chinese to create a destabilization plot in the country,' the Chinese Embassy said.
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