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China's Embassy in the Philippines on Saturday rejected Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr.'s renewed allegations over 70 Chinese workers at a steel plant in Mindanao who were arrested and later released, citing a prosecutorial resolution ordering their release while questioning the military's involvement, the workers' harsh detention conditions and possible selective law enforcement.
The statement came after Teodoro, who was sanctioned by China in June, accused the Chinese Foreign Ministry on Saturday of continuing to evade what he called the "crucial issue": whether the Chinese nationals arrested in the Philippines were involved in illegal activities, and whether Chinese embassy officials have intervened in local law enforcement processes, according to Philstar.
Ji Lingpeng, spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines, directly addressed both questions in Saturday's statement.
Ji noted that a May 28 resolution by Philippine prosecution authorities had found insufficient evidence to support allegations against the workers and ordered all 70 Chinese nationals to be released.
"Yet Teodoro continues to accuse them of engaging in illegal activities in the Philippines. Does he respect the rule of law and the decisions of the judiciary?" Ji asked.
Ji also questioned whether violations of Philippine law should be determined by the defense secretary or the country's judicial authorities.
"Secretary Teodoro's remarks are completely unfounded. They distort the facts and turn black into white," Ji said.
The embassy raised multiple questions about the May operation, which Ji said Teodoro had instructed the Philippine armed forces to join. The spokesperson asked why unarmed workers rather than those responsible for managing the plant had been detained, why only Chinese workers were arrested while Filipino employees were released at the scene, and why the Chinese nationals were transported to Manila aboard a military aircraft.
The embassy also said some workers had been instructed to put on personal protective equipment and pose for photographs during the raid, which were subsequently used in publicity surrounding the case.
Responding to Teodoro's claim that the embassy had intervened in Philippine law enforcement, Ji said anyone with a basic understanding of diplomacy would know that protecting the safety and legitimate rights and interests of its nationals is a fundamental responsibility of an embassy.
"Regardless of the reason a Chinese national is detained, the Chinese Embassy has the right and responsibility to conduct consular visits, provide consular protection, make communication with and demarches to relevant Philippine law-enforcement authorities to ensure humane, fair and just treatment of detained Chinese nationals," Ji said.
"We fully respect the Philippines' judicial sovereignty and the lawful handling of cases by its relevant law-enforcement authorities," Ji said. "If solid evidence proves a foreign national is in violation of Philippine law, he or she shall be brought to justice in accordance with the law. The same is true in China. However, we firmly oppose any discriminatory or selective law enforcement campaigns targeting Chinese nationals by the Philippine side out of political considerations."
The Philippine Department of National Defense responded in a separate statement on Sunday, claiming that "The Chinese Embassy's response does not contain any answers," adding that "this is, in legal practice, an implied admission of culpability," according to Inquirer.net.
All 70 Chinese nationals associated with the steel plant in Mindanao have been released, Xinhua News Agency reported in June. The Manila Times reported that they were released after authorities cited insufficient evidence of specific immigration and labor violations.
Renewing allegations against the Chinese workers after their release for insufficient evidence lacks justification, Chen Xiangmiao, director of the World Navy Research Center at the National Institute for South China Sea Studies, told the Global Times on Sunday.
Having a defense secretary personally direct the armed forces to participate in an operation targeting civilian workers departs from normal law enforcement procedures, Chen said. Teodoro's continued politicization of the case after the workers' release reflects an intensification of anti-China agitation by certain forces in the Philippines, he noted.
Selective investigations and enforcement targeting Chinese nationals are driven not by law but by political manipulation designed to cater to domestic anti-China sentiment, Chen said.
The trend shows that anti-China forces represented by Teodoro intend to continue fomenting hostility toward China, shaping negative public perceptions and provoking antagonism between the peoples of the two countries, with serious consequences for bilateral relations, he added.
The resulting hostile environment could also have severe negative consequences for Chinese investment in the Philippines and normal people-to-people exchanges, he said.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Friday that "it's learned that it was exactly this defense secretary who personally led the armed forces to seize and detain Chinese nationals lawfully working in the Philippines. This person's consistent attacks and smears against China harm not only the bilateral relations. It is the interests of the Philippines and all its people that will bear the brunt."
。    Sophie 编译 昨天清晨，一名员工遭到了一伙挥舞锤子的劫匪的袭击，一名企业主代表恳求政府紧急颁布新的犯罪法。

二 |          昨天早上，受害者在医院向便利店和企业主组织的主席Sunny Kaushal讲述了他的遭遇。         Advertise with us          他说，当时他正在Papatoetoe地区Cavendish Drive上的Mobil加油站工作，四名蒙面的年轻罪犯手持锤子进入加油站。         这伙人要求他打开收银机，交出现金、香烟和电子烟。         Kaushal说：“其中一人甚至试图用锤子砸该男子的头部，但没有击中，最终他被击中了肋骨。

三 | ”          “他现在很疼，手腕也被打到了。”          在袭击了该男子后，这群人拿走了偷的东西，并开着一辆偷来的车跑了。         警方发言人证实，他们是在早上6点16分接到报案的。

四 |          “四名男子袭击了一名工作人员，然后偷走了物品并离开了现场。”          “我们已经找到了一辆据信被用于这起抢劫的被盗车辆。”          该发言人表示，尚未找到嫌犯，调查仍在进行中。         Kaushal说，政府需要确保“这些罪犯不会继续掠夺我们的社区和企业主”。

五 |          “这些抢劫变得越来越暴力，罪犯们不尊重他人的权利。”          “他们不尊重他人，不尊重法律，也不考虑任何其他后果。”          “当这些工人去上班时，他们不知道自己是否能安全回家，是否会被送往医院，或者是否能再次见到家人。”          上个月，在奥克兰南区Clover Park发生的一起抢劫案中，一名酒铺店员受了重伤。         Chapel Downs Supermarket的经理Bhajnam Kaur告诉Newshub，她看到罪犯拿着六瓶酒离开了现场。         “他甚至没有跑。他只是随意地走向图书馆。”          Kushaul说，他已经写信给联合政府的三位党魁和新任警察部长，恳求他们采取紧急行动，制止犯罪浪潮。         “现在整个国家都在关注他们，我们希望看到果断的行动。

六 | ”          “我们希望看到法律和秩序得到修复，社区和企业不应该再像过去六年那样感到恐惧。”          相关阅读：          奥克兰高峰时段发生激烈追逐：逃逸车辆逆行险象环生，两人被捕          奥克兰北岸大超市清晨被抢：警方出动直升机和警犬队追捕，4人被拘          700棵蓝莓树被偷摘，价值5万纽币的青铜雕塑被破坏          奥克兰发生激烈群殴事件，武装警察包围了一栋房屋，一男子被捕          一名男子遭恶性袭击，被抛下码头并按在水下，警方急寻目击者          奥克兰新年夜枪杀案：两人中枪一人身亡，凶杀案调查已展开          奥克兰Avondale发生大火，80名消防员和21辆消防车参与灭火          注：本文为编译/原创，欢迎转发分享；但严禁复制等未经授权的非法使用。违反上述声明者，本网将追究其相关法律责任。使用授权请联系[email protected]。

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