The Philippines will strengthen military existence in the Batnes of the northern province closest to Taiwan. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mainland China warned the Philippines not to play fire on Taiwan's issues to avoid disaster and itself.
A spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mainland China, Wang Wenbin, responded to the above incident at a regular press conference on Thursday (February 8th) that mainland China and the Philippines are neighboring countries across the sea, and friendly exchanges are China.The mainstream of the history of the Philippine relations is not as good as close neighbors, good -neighborly and friendly, respecting each other's sovereignty and territorial integrity, and not interfere with the internal affairs of each other. It should be the way to get along with each other.
Wang Wenbin emphasized that the Taiwan issue is the core of the Chinese core interests, and it is the insurmountable red line and bottom line., Avoid being used by others, caught up to themselves.
The Philippine Defense Secretary of the Devaro Tuesday (February 6) went to the Badan Islands to inspect the newly established naval team on Tuesday (February 6). As far as the northern baseline is concerned, the Badan Islands is the "Pioneer of the Philippines".The Philippines must enhance the military existence here.
The bus strait between the Badan Islands and Taiwan is the throat of the Western Pacific and the South China Sea. The Patan Islands in a strategic position are less than 200 kilometers from Taiwan.
The United States and the Philippines held the "Balikatan" joint military exercise in the Badan Islands last April. More than 17,000 US -Philippine soldiers participated, which was the largest in the past.It is reported that this year's US -Philippine annual military exercise may go to the Badan Islands and be held at Mavulis Island at the northernmost tip of the archipelago.
