After the election of Taiwan, the Philippine President President President Marks issued a rare article to congratulate Lai Qingde for the new Taiwan.
小马可斯星期一（1月15日）在社交媒体X（前称推特）发文说：“我们期待未来数年内（菲台双方）密切合作、强化共同利益、促进和平，并Ensure the future prosperity of our people.
Lai Qingde also reposted the tweets of Parches, thanked Magaks for their congratulations, and wrote, "I value the long -lasting friendship between Taiwan and the Philippines.Folk relations, while supporting regional democracy, peace and prosperity. "
The Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs also said that Taiwan has eagerly expected to promote the increasing partnership of Taiwan and the Philippines, enhance the common interests of both parties, and promote peace and prosperity in the Indo -Pacific region.
However, the day before the Paradonic congratulations to Lai Qingde's election, the Philippine Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a more cautious press release on Sunday (January 14), emphasizing that the Philippines pursued a Chinese policy.
The press release said that the Philippine Ministry of Foreign Affairs reiterated the principle that Philippine President Marco and Chinese Chancellor Zhou Enlai signed a joint bulletin in the two countries on June 9, 1975: "Conflicts ... Do not resort to force or threatened by force. "
Congratulations to Pumioz, Yang Guangshun, the IORG Research Institute of Taiwan Information Environment (IORG), analyzed that even if it was not unprecedented, it was also a rare move to congratulate Taiwan ’s new election president in Ren Philippine President.
He believes that the Philippines's recent tensions with mainland China may have prompted the Philippines to have further partnership with Taiwan.
Mainland China and the Philippines have sovereignty disputes in the South China Sea. This dispute has continued to upgrade since last year.Manila has accused Mainland China Maritime Police and Maritime Militar in Ayunjin Reef (known as Ren'ai Reef) to deal with the Philippine supply ship with high -pressure water guns; mainland China emphasizes that maritime police behavior is professional restraint, reasonable and legal, and the root cause is, Refuse to drag out the illegal "beach" warship.
