Diplomatic row between the Philippines and Taiwan worsens

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The diplomatic row between the Philippines and Taiwan over the deportation of Taiwanese to China has worsened as Taipei's de facto ambassador to Manila prepared to return home.

Donald C. T. Lee, representative of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) who had been recalled to Taiwan Wednesday, said the Philippines acted out of line when it deported the Taiwanese despite prior notification from Taiwan authorities about their citizenship.

For this, Lee demanded an apology from the Philippine government as he aired threats on the rights of 80,000 Filipino workers in Taiwan. On Wednesday, Lee handed a statement of protest to justice secretary Leila de Lima which said the deportation violated Philippine immigration and international laws.

Lee has been recalled by Taiwan over the issue.

Lee said the Philippines' One-China policy, which was used by Philippine authorities as basis for the deportation to China, is "purely a political policy" and not law, as it chastised the Philippine government for intervening in Taiwan Strait affairs when it deported 14 Taiwanese nationals to the mainland early this month.

One-China policy

"Statements have been made to the effect that Philippine authorities acted this way in line with the so-called 'One China Policy.' We understand that it is purely a political policy, and not a law of the Republic of the Philippines," said Lee, who will leave for Taiwan within the week.

"We also understand that any foreign policy should be anchored on national laws to pursue national interests. In this situation, it is the Republic of China (Taiwan) that exercises jurisdiction in Taiwan, and not the People's Republic of China (PROC)," he said at a press conference at the TECO office in Makati City.

Philippine immigration authorities arrested 14 Taiwanese and 10 Chinese nationals in December over an alleged scam to swindle mainlanders out of millions of dollars.

Those arrested were deported to China on February 2, despite protests from Taipei, which said the Taiwanese should have been sent back to the self-governed island to face justice.

Like most countries, the Philippines formally recognises Beijing rather than Taipei, but maintains trade and tourism ties with Taiwan.

De facto embassies

China considers Taiwan a renegade province and seeks to isolate the island internationally. Although Taiwan and the Philippines have no diplomatic relations, Taipei is represented in Manila by TECO, which acts as Taiwan's de facto embassy in Manila.

The Philippines is represented similarly in Taipei by TECO's counterpart, the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO).

MECO defended the deportations, saying the Taiwanese were deported to China because the victims were Chinese.

But Lee said the Taiwanese should have been deported to the island "based on the principle of nationality in jurisdiction in international law, and through a mechanism established between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait, Beijing and Taipei".

"When Filipinos go to Taiwan, they need to apply for visas through our office, TECO, not through the PROC embassy in the Philippines; and the overseas Filipino workers in Taiwan earn New Taiwan dollar currency, not renminbi," he said.

"Thus when a deportation issue arises about a Filipino residing in Taiwan, my counterpart in Taiwan should contact the government of the Republic of China for consultation, and not to PROC government and vice versa," he said.


source: Diplomatic row between the Philippines and Taiwan worsens -- Intellasia.Net

[sgrnim]

aa..gubat nalng taiwan vs philippines....destroyer for taiwan vs pambot for philipines, 32 IDF fighter vs tabanog and mananangal sa naga, CM31 of taiwan vs tri sikad and tri sikl sa tabonok...gubaton tani...

[okha44]

di pud ni lalim mga bro daghan bya ta mga ofw sa taiwan, ma apektohan gyud.

[Hammer_and_Sickle]

baya aning DOJ oi, na-among tawn ang mga trabahante(OFW) sa iyang pagka-weak,
nanu d-ay ug sa taipei na lang niya ge-deport, total taga taiwan mn na mga naka-sala,
de mn na taga mainland china, pagka-toy2x, kung ang ge-sunod nila ang "one china policy"
naa sad unta na exemption oi, bisan para lang sa 80,000 ka ofw, break rules lang gud,
nia ask lang ug sorry sa taga mainland china, =D

[THE KID]

og mag gubat mura jud og naai ikasukol ang pinas...........haahahahaha....mangahagba gani mga fyting planes bsag wai kontra...hahahaha

[s3xyp1nk]

mao ning faet sa government..
mag desisyon pa wala wala lang..
wala silay initiative to think really hard,,
what happens next and what.

[Undone23]

God bless our country... permi naman lang jud ta ani mga kadaot... magindaano massacre, mendoza hostage taking, bombing, killings dayong kani nsd... syyetttttttttt..

[Romeojin]

DOJ chief denies secrecy in deportation of 14 Taiwanese nationals | The Manila Bulletin Newspaper Online

DOJ chief denies secrecy in deportation of 14 Taiwanese nationals

February 15, 2011, 2:55am
MANILA, Philippines (PNA) - Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Leila De Lima denied on Monday allegations that the Philippine government kept secret the deportation of 14 Taiwanese nationals to the People's Republic of China (PROC).
"You have to understand that the deportation proceedings is summary in nature. Bureau of Immigration Commissioner Ronaldo Ledesma issued notices and letters for them (the Taiwanese nationals) to produce their original passports. So, I don't think there's a basis for those accusations," De Lima told reporters in an ambush interview.
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) is an attached agency of the DOJ.
The BI deported the 14 Taiwanese nationals, along with 10 others, to the PROC on Feb. 2, 2011.
The PROC considers Taiwan (formerly Formosa) only as one of its provinces.
The 24 foreigners were arrested on Dec. 27, 2010 for their alleged involvement in a multi-million-dollar investment scam using the Internet and mobile gadgets. The arrests were made upon the request of the PROC.
The deportation was made despite attempts by the Taiwan Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) officials and lawyers to have the 14 Taiwanese brought to Taiwan, and despite the Philippine Court of Appeals' (CA) issuance of a writ of habeas corpus on six of the 14 Taiwanese nationals.
In the writ, the CA ordered the BI to produce the six Taiwanese nationals before the CA on February 2, 2011.
However, the BI deported the 24 foreigners, including the 14 Taiwanese nationals, also on February 2.
The CA has directed Ledesma to explain why he should not be cited in contempt for defying the court's order.

student council government

[windshock]

our government sucks

[tonioyantao]

unsa ni blackmail?

if taiwan doesn't get what it wants they us threat and intimidation?

the philippine government did nothing wrong. the crime was made in china by 14 taiwanese nationals. the jurisdiction falls in china not taiwan.

besides having that hostage blunder a few months ago asa man dapat magpapogi ang pinas, sa china? or taiwan?