Two leaders of the House of Representatives on Thursday echoed calls for the expulsion, if not replacement of Chinese diplomats who would be found involved in the reported wiretapped conversation between a Chinese embassy official and a Filipino military.
Two leaders of the House of Representatives on Thursday echoed calls for the expulsion, if not replacement of Chinese diplomats who would be found involved in the reported wiretapped conversation between a Chinese embassy official and a Filipino military.Manila Representative Bienvenido Abante and Assistant Majority Leader Zia Adiong said the alleged wiretapping incident was illegal and could further heighten the already tense relations between the Philippines and China.
“Instead of promoting that and ensuring that these two countries have a healthy working relationship, you are destroying it by illegally wiretapping information that is classified, that can also be of national interest,” he said.GMA News Online sought the reaction of the Chinese Embassy to the lawmakers' remarks.
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