MANILA - The Taiwan government on Wednesday expressed "strong dissatisfaction" after Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said the island-nation is part of China.
MANILA - The Taiwan government on Wednesday expressed "strong dissatisfaction" after Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said the island-nation is part of China.
Taipei rejected the deportation request, which was made by the Philippine labor officials, saying freedom of speech is enjoyed by "both citizens and migrant workers" in Taiwan. In response, Taiwan foreign affairs spokesperson Joanne Ou said Philippine authorities should “stop misrepresenting Taiwan as a part of China," adding they have instructed the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in the Philippines to protest the matter with Manila.
“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has instructed our representative office in the Philippines to immediately negotiate with the Philippines to express their protests. We solemnly call on the government officials of the Philippines to face up to the facts and stop misrepresenting Taiwan as a part of China," she said.Like other countries, the Philippines however follows the “One-China policy,” which considers the Republic of China-controlled Taiwan as part of the People’s Republic of China.
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