Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning warned the Philippines against 'playing with fire' on the Taiwan question after President Ferdinand Marcos issued an assertively strong statement congratulating Taiwanese President-elect Lai Ching-te. The ministry also summoned the Philippine ambassador to convey its warning. Additionally, China rebuked Singapore for congratulating the new Taiwanese leader, reminding them of the 'one-China' policy. In a related incident, China's ambassador to Australia, Xiao Qian, denied the PLA Navy's involvement in the sonar incident that injured Royal Australian Navy divers, suggesting a Japanese warship was responsible. Australia rejected these claims, with defence expert Peter Dean criticizing the Chinese ambassador's comments as 'typical' misinformation. China also warned Australia to refrain from commenting on Taiwan's elections and to avoid making trouble near China's maritime borders.
Experts slam Chinese sonar claims https://t.co/UMdJrs5E2J Lead author of Australia’s defence strategic review Peter Dean said that Chinese ambassador Xiao Qian’s comments, which insinuated Japan was involved in the incident, were “typical” of the misinformation that was coming…
Despite potential repercussions from Beijing, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. congratulated Lai on his victory, emphasized the mutual interests between the Philippines and Taiwan, and referred to him as “president-elect," writes @JoshKurlanrzick. https://t.co/Wyrb5VfpCZ
#China warns #Australia to ‘stop making trouble on our doorstep’ - Suggest #Japan was responsible for the sonar incident Beijing has demanded Australia stop meddling in its affairs by staying away from its maritime borders and refraining from commentary on Taiwan’s elections as… https://t.co/2rKgIgk4js
Australia rejected comments by China's ambassador seeking to deflect blame from China's navy for the injury of Australian military divers in an incident near Japan in November https://t.co/JcCqUgqSyT
China tells Philippines not to ‘play with fire’ Manila has stirred Beijing’s anger with its remarks on the election in Taiwan https://t.co/S5bIJdXSMM https://t.co/hGvCGY4ZAl
China warns Philippines president not “to play with fire” over Taiwan remarks https://t.co/tJzRI9kgFc https://t.co/0rT0PXCUGq
#China Rebukes #Singapore, #Philippines For Congratulating #Taiwan Leader Beijing reminded Singapore of its “one-China” position on Taiwan and summoned the Philippines envoy after the two Southeast Asian nations congratulated new President Lai Ching-te for his election win.… https://t.co/zshdGpz9Ti
🇨🇳 ambassador to Australia Xiao Qian denies that the PLA Navy was responsible for the sonar pulses that injured divers of Royal Australian Navy in Nov 2023, claiming a Japanese warship was likely responsible. And the PLA wants to resume military cooperation with Australian… https://t.co/dPoHDGSIKZ https://t.co/JXm6DdreCB
🔴 CHINA AMBASSADOR TO AUSTRALIA: CHINA NOT PURSUING MILITARY STRATEGY IN PACIFIC ISLANDS, NO CAUSE FOR AUSTRALIAN CONCERN
Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos Jr made an assertively strong statement on the Taiwan election, immediately getting Beijing's wrath: https://t.co/hsvxgVqMRp via @CFR_org
China is lashing out at Indo-Pacific countries that even dare congratulate the Taiwanese president-elect, as tensions heat up in Indo-Pacific https://t.co/hsvxgVqMRp via @CFR_org
China's Foreign Ministry summoned the Philippine ambassador and warned the country not to "play with fire" after President Ferdinand Marcos congratulated Taiwanese President-elect Lai Ching-te on his election victory. https://t.co/gmSaNiQ58F
🇨🇳 Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning on 🇵🇭 President Marcos’ congratulatory message to 🇹🇼 President-elect Lai Ching-te: “… We would like to make it clear to the Philippines that it should refrain from playing with fire on the Taiwan question, earnestly abide by the… https://t.co/rxyEIsoXix https://t.co/DBHM0gLtnr
China warns Philippines not to 'play with fire' over president's Taiwan remarks https://t.co/av56aThNX0