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Philippines maintains adherence to One-China principle: Malacañang

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Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian and Presidential aspirant and former senator Ferdinand " Marcos="" Jr.="" Chinese="" embassy="" handout="" photo="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/01/25/bombongchina.jpg"/><figcaption>Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian and Presidential aspirant and former senator Ferdinand &quot;Bongbong&quot; Marcos Jr. <em>Chinese embassy handout photo/file</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — The Philippines&#x27; adherence to the One-China policy has not changed, Malacañang said Thursday, amid tensions in Taiwan following the visit of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that angered Beijing. </p><p>&quot;We have not changed our policy,&quot; Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles told ABS-CBN News when asked about the matter a day after she offered no reaction to the comment of Chinese Amb. Huang Xilian urging the Philippines to &quot;abide by the One-China principle.&quot;</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/03/22/palace-mum-on-pelosi-taiwan-visit-that-angered-china">&#x27;We don&#x27;t make knee jerk reactions&#x27;: Palace mum on Pelosi Taiwan visit</a></li></ul><p>The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) echoed the Palace&#x27; position, which was made known as well at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meeting in Cambodia, according to a statement of the grouping&#x27;s foreign ministers issued Wednesday.</p><p>&quot;We reiterate ASEAN Member States’ support for their respective One-China Policy,&quot; read a portion of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers&#x27; statement that also expressed concern over the &quot;recent development in the area adjacent&quot; with the region.</p><p>ASEAN groups Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/08/04/22/asean-ministers-taiwan-tensions-could-spark-open-conflicts">ASEAN ministers warn Taiwan tensions could spark &#x27;open conflicts&#x27;</a></li></ul><p>&quot;The Philippines adheres to the One-China policy,&quot; the <a href="https://dfa.gov.ph/dfa-news/statements-and-advisoriesupdate/30944-statement-on-developments-in-cross-strait-relations">DFA </a>said in its statement on Thursday afternoon.</p><p>A reaffirmation of the policy was also announced by Sen. Imee Marcos, sister of President Ferdinand &quot;Bongbong&quot; Marcos Jr. who heads the chamber&#x27;s<a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/26/22/senate-elects-1st-batch-of-committee-chairpersons"> foreign relations committee</a>.</p><p>“The Philippines remains steadfast in upholding the One China Policy, and we trust the People’s Republic recognizes our commitment to peace and prosperity in the region,” she said. </p><p>Under the One-China principle, Beijing regards Taiwan as part of its territory despite the island asserting it is a self-governing entity.</p><p>Manila&#x27;s recognition of the People&#x27;s Republic of China as the sole legal government of China and that Taiwan is an integral part of the Chinese territory were spelled out in a 1975 joint communique that established the two countries&#x27; diplomatic relations.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/06/10/22/marcos-china-is-phs-strongest-partner-mom-imelda-its-champion">Marcos Jr. says China is PH&#x27;s &#x27;strongest partner&#x27;; mother Imelda its &#x27;champion&#x27;</a></li></ul><p>But the Philippines maintains an unofficial link with Taiwan through the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO).</p><p>Countries that maintain diplomatic relations with Taiwan include Palau, the Marshall Islands, Haiti, Guatemala, and Paraguay, among others, as well as the Holy See.</p><p>Pelosi&#x27;s overnight visit to Taiwan on Tuesday enraged China, which called it provocative.</p><p>China has responded to the trip by warning the US ambassador in Beijing of &quot;extremely serious consequences&quot; and announcing <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/07/30/22/china-announces-taiwan-strait-live-fire-military-drills">military drills</a> in seas around Taiwan — some of the world&#x27;s busiest waterways. </p><p>The administration of President Joe Biden said though in the run-up to the visit that US policy towards Taiwan remained unchanged. This means support for its government while diplomatically recognizing Beijing over Taipei, and opposing a formal independence declaration by Taiwan or a forceful takeover by China.</p><p>When asked for comment on the development, Cruz-Angeles said Wednesday that the government takes &quot;time to study&quot; matters of international relations and does not react immediately.</p><p>&quot;Loose words might affect relationships and very difficult to rebuild,&quot; she said. &quot;We don&#x27;t make knee-jerk reactions because it would adversely affect international relations.&quot;</p><p>But the DFA and the military are monitoring the situation, she added.</p><p>The DFA earlier called on China and the US to ensure continuing communication to avoid any miscalculation and further escalation of tensions.</p><p>&quot;The Philippines is concerned with the rising tensions in the Taiwan Strait, just north of the Philippines... (It) urges restraint by all parties concerned,&quot; the DFA said in its latest statement.</p><p>&quot;Diplomacy and dialogue must prevail.&quot;</p><p>A security analyst said Thursday that the Philippines must be prepared for China&#x27;s possible &quot;forcible retake of Taiwan,&quot; which is among the worst case scenarios, in light of its proximity and the presence of Filipino migrant workers there.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/08/04/22/ph-must-brace-for-chinas-possible-forcible-retake-of-taiwan-analyst">PH must brace for China&#x27;s possible &#x27;forcible retake&#x27; of Taiwan: security analyst</a></li></ul><p>The ASEAN foreign ministers raised concerns on the rising tensions in the region, as it could potentially &quot;destabilize&quot; and could lead to confrontation and &quot;miscalculation&quot; among major powers. </p><p>They underscored the importance of shared peace and prosperity through multilateralism and partnership, as well as &quot;peaceful-coexistence and healthy competition&quot; to attain security and stability in the region. </p><p>&quot;We should act together and ASEAN stands ready to play a constructive role in facilitating peaceful dialogue between all parties including through utilizing ASEAN-led mechanisms to deescalate tension, to safeguard peace, security and development in our region,&quot; the foreign ministers said.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/03/30/22/what-phs-china-policy-could-look-like-under-marcos">ANALYSIS: What PH’s China policy could look like under a Marcos presidency</a></li></ul><div><strong>— With a report from Vivienne Gulla of ABS-CBN News, and Agence France-Presse</strong></div><div><strong> WATCH</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2156800" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><div><br/> </div><div class="iwantbar"> </div>

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Philippines maintains adherence to One-China principle: Malacañang

Job Manahan,

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Published August 04, 2022 03:59 PM PHT

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Updated August 04, 2022 05:10 PM PHT

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