China’s foreign ministry summoned Jaime FlorCruz, Manila’s envoy to Beijing, on Tuesday to lodge “solemn representations over a series of negative moves recently made by the Philippines concerning Taiwan and security-related issues”, the ministry said.
The ministry did not elaborate but on the same day the Chinese embassy in Manila warned against remarks by Philippine Navy Rear Admiral Roy Vincent Trinidad that the Philippines and Taiwan were in talks over “international cooperation”.
In a report on TV channel TaiwanPlus News on Tuesday, Trinidad said the two navies were considering joint patrols in the Luzon Strait.
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Japan, Philippines push security and economic ties as Ishiba holds talks in Manila
Japan, Philippines push security and economic ties as Ishiba holds talks in Manila
It was the first time a Philippine senior military official had acknowledged potential military cooperation with Taiwan.
