China summons PH ambassador after Marcos congratulates Taiwan’s Lai
BEIJING — China on Tuesday summoned the ambassador from the Philippines and warned the country “not to play with fire” after its President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday congratulated Taiwan’s president-elect Lai Ching-te on his election victory.
“President Marcos gravely violated the one China principle, went against political commitments to China, and interfered in China’s internal affairs,” a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said at a regular press conference on Tuesday.
The Philippines’ foreign ministry on Tuesday reaffirmed the country’s “One China policy” after Marcos’ comment.
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